Associate Vendor Manager, Toys, Canada - Amazon

Description Amazon's Canada team is seeking an experienced, enthusiastic, and creative Brand Specialist to join our Toys team, furthering our vision to make Amazon.ca the preferred toys destination across Canada. In this role, you will work directly with strategic vendor partners to develop their business on Amazon.ca. Your responsibilities will include developing and executing brand strategies, analyzing market trends and consumer insights, and creating sales plan. You'll monitor brand performance metrics, work cross-functionally with internal teams to enhance the toy shopping experience, and stay current with Canadian toy market trends. This position requires a balance of strategic thinking and hands-on execution to drive the growth of Amazon.ca's toy category in the Canadian market. Your creative ideas and analytical skills will be crucial in identifying opportunities for business growth and optimization, ultimately contributing to Amazon.ca's position as the go-to destination for toy purchases in Canada. Key job responsibilities The Brand Specialist role on Amazon Canada's Toys team offers an exciting introduction to online retail and serves as a broad training ground for future success. This position involves working directly with strategic toy vendors to grow their businesses and optimize supply chains on Amazon.ca. The Brand Specialist will collaborate with multiple internal teams, including In-stock, Vendor Management, and Site Merchandising, as well as management to develop and execute strategies that grow and improve the toy product portfolio. Key responsibilities include managing vendor partnerships, enhancing performance indicators, optimizing supply chains, and contributing to site merchandising efforts to improve the overall toy shopping experience. This role requires an experienced brand manager capable of both strategic thinking and tactical execution, who can develop skills across various functional areas of e-commerce. The ideal candidate will balance long-term planning with immediate action, applying their expertise to grow the toy category on Amazon.ca while gaining valuable exposure to different aspects of the online retail business. A day in the life - Acting as the 'business owner' for his or her vendors in their respective categories, possessing a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact the business - Owning forecasting, monitoring, understanding and reporting on vendors, along with responsibility for driving strategic supply chain projects and promotions to achieve business objectives - Proactively negotiating costs, promotional opportunities, and other business inputs for the vendor - autonomously - Conducting pricing and ROI analysis and making recommendations for initiatives that optimize profit margin - Managing Purchase Orders and In-Stock analysis for the strategic brands - Optimizing the online presence and content of each product on the brand's portfolio - Developing and executing marketing plans in order to drive awareness and purchases for the brand - Driving cross-category initiatives to improve operational process and deliver results About the team Our team has a strong culture of hard working individuals that value flexibility, ownership, and ability to create our own priorities. Success is driven by an ability to operate independently, while sharing learnings, wins, and misses across the team. Basic Qualifications - 2+ years of account management, project or program management or buying experience - Bachelor's degree - Experience in financial analysis, retail buying, retail planning & allocation, product/project management, marketing, business development, consulting, negotiation or supply chain Preferred Qualifications - Experience in process improvement - Experience managing large amounts of data Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $48,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $103,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.