Overview
Brand Specialist – Softlines, Canada Retail Softlines Jobs in Toronto at Amazon.com.ca, Inc. – A49
1+ years of account management, project or program management or buying experience
Amazon’s Canada team is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, hard-working, analytical and creative candidate to join the Canada Softlines team. You will work directly with strategic vendor partners to develop their business.
Key job responsibilities
The Brand Specialist position offers an exciting introduction to our on-line retail business and a broad training ground for future success. This role will work directly with a strategic vendors to grow their businesses and optimize their supply chains while working with multiple internal teams and management. The Brand Specialist will develop skills and work across functional areas (e.g. In-stock, Vendor Management, Site Merchandising) to grow and improve their portfolio. This role is for experienced brand managers with the ability to think strategically and act tactically.
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.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Toronto, ON, CAN
Experience in financial analysis, retail buying, retail planning & allocation, product/project management, marketing, business development, consulting, negotiation or supply chain
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, disability, age, or other legally protected status. If you would like to request an accommodation, please notify your Recruiter.
Title: Brand Specialist – Softlines, Canada Retail Softlines
Company: Amazon.com.ca, Inc. – A49
Location: Toronto
