Overview
DESCRIPTION
Amazon, one the world’s leaders in e-commerce, is expanding its Retail business and looking for a smart and ambitious Manager, MVR Vendor Manager based in Riyadh to enable new partnerships with vendors aiming at integrating their product portfolio into Amazon websites.
Come and experience a company that reinvents itself every day and immerse yourself in an environment that is fast-paced, expanding and continuously inventing new efficiencies to offer great opportunities for our customers and for you!
Operating in a fast-moving and often ambiguous environment you will have full responsibility for achieving business objectives. You will need to engage in projects that will drive business growth and help shape the future of Amazon Retail in MENA. We expect that you can work autonomously, think both strategically and tactically, and take full control and responsibility for achieving your goals.
Key job responsibilities
– Your objectives will be to build the best possible selection for our customers with the development of partnerships with new vendors. Your job will consist of managing a team prospecting, assessing, recruiting and integrating vendors for Amazon marketplaces.
– You will manage a team of Mass Vendor Recruiters: drive the team performance, monitor individual objectives and evaluate performances.
– Be a business consultant to new vendors and provide insights and advice for them, being able to deal with different business profiles and sectors.
– Help new vendors to integrate their catalogue data into Amazon platform, master Amazon’s internal tools and train vendors on how to use these tools.
– Plan, conduct, deliver, and report analyses to understand the performance of recruited vendors
– Help to develop and improve recruiting and on-boarding processes, assist in removing any technical blockers and identifying technical improvement areas.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
– 5-7 years of experience with demonstrated track record of success in sales or negotiation, in account management or management consulting roles.
– Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to explain complex concepts in a simple manner.
– Interested in new technologies, capable internet user.
– Great team player and team management experience.
– Advanced computer skills (Excel, Word, Outlook).
– Ability to work with wide range of people at all decision-making levels.
– Experience solving analytical problems, either in professional experience (data analysis) or education
– Bachelor degree in business administration or economics.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
– An MBA
– Extensive experience in people management
– Experience with e-commerce or retail
– Fluent in Arabic
– Knowledge of SQL would be an advantage
About Afaq Q Tech General Trading (Amazon)
"Make History
Amazon.com, a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, Washington, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth’s Biggest Selection. Since Jeff Bezos started Amazon.com, we have significantly expanded our product offerings, international sites, and worldwide network of fulfilment and customer service centres. Today, Amazon.com offers everything from books and electronics to tennis rackets and diamond jewellery.
If you thrive in a challenging and fast-paced environment, you’ll meet your match with us, as you will be part of a vibe of constant improvement, where the things you do at one moment, you will not necessarily be doing 6 months later. We don’t like to sit still, which is why we always treat every day like the first day. A day to make more good things happen for our customers. It’s that kind of spirit that drives our success now and keeps us ahead of the competition in the future. And you could be part of it. It’s as simple as this: Work Hard. Have Fun. Make History."
