Vendor Manager, Canada Consumables

ID: 7622

Type: Full-time

Category: Others

Company Name: Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC - K03

Location: CAN, ON, Toronto - Toronto - Canada

Salary: 61,400.00 - 102,600.00 CAD annually

Job Description

The Amazon.ca Consumables team is seeking a self-driven Vendor Manager candidate to support our Vendor Management team and our vendor partners. Vendor Managers work directly with vendors to improve value, selection and convenience across their business. They play a critical role in managing strategic and established brands to drive profitability and top line performance for their category.
The candidate will use customer obsession and analytics to drive their business. The Vendor Manager will have the opportunity to engage with multiple internal teams to optimize product line performance for key manufacturers (vendors) on Amazon.ca. They will utilize strong communication skills to collaborate with internal cross-functional partners, such as site merchandising, buying, pricing, inventory management, operations, online marketing, and finance to drive performance for our Amazon.ca vendor partners.

This position provides the candidate an opportunity to execute analytical deeps dives that help inform category growth strategies and initiatives. In addition to gaining vendor management experience, this candidate will have exposure in driving category growth. Amazon.ca Vendor Managers get the unique opportunity to work at the most innovative online retailer, while developing strong functional skills in online merchandising/marketing, buying, planning/forecasting, pricing, and business analytics.

Vendor Manager roles are in the General Management career path at Amazon. This role is an excellent introduction to a wide variety of business functions and provides advancement opportunities to more senior roles in Marketing/Merchandising, Vendor Management, Product Management and Inventory Management.

This position can be located in either Seattle or Toronto, CA.

Key job responsibilities
• P&L Management
• Vendor Negotiations
• New Product Launches
• Ownership of key team-level business functions (pricing, selection, profitability)
• Defining vendor and category level growth strategies

About the team
The Canada Consumables Vendor Management team manages the relationships with top vendors in the Beauty, Grocery, Health and Personal Care and Baby space for Canada. We work with our external and internal stakeholders too add value to our customers and grow a sustainable business in the space. Consumables continues to be the growth engine for Amazon Canada Retail. Join a team where collaboration and customer obsession are highly valued.

Basic Qualifications

- 5+ years of retail, operations, product or program management, or business management/consulting with negotiations and delivering results experience
- Bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications

- Knowledge of Excel and extracting data through varied reporting tools in order to drive and influence business decisions
- Experience managing large data sets and utilizing to drive performance and process improvements
- Experience in vendor negotiations, pricing and promotion, inventory management, and product development
- Usage of generative AI tools to enhance workflow efficiency, with a willingness to learn effective prompting and evaluation practices.
- Ability to recognize opportunities where generative AI could enhance products, workflows, or customer experiences.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, 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.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. As a total compensation company, Amazon's package may include other elements such as sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP), paid time off, and other resources to improve health and well-being. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those interviewed will be advised as to hiring status.

CAN, ON, Toronto - 61,400.00 - 102,600.00 CAD annually

Company Information

Company Name: Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC - K03

Company Website: https://www.amazon.jobs/en/locations/canada

Company Address: 2700-1133 Melville Street Vancouver, British Columbia (CA-BC), V6E 4E5 CANADA

Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC is the Canadian technology and engineering arm of Amazon.com, Inc., established to design, develop, and operate software, services, and technical solutions that support Amazon’s global retail, cloud, devices, advertising, and media businesses. Incorporated in Canada as an Unlimited Liability Company (ULC), the entity is used by Amazon to employ technical and corporate staff, run engineering sites and research teams, and deliver product and platform development work from Canadian locations. Amazon’s public communications and recruiting materials present the Development Centre in Canada as part of the company’s worldwide network of development centers that contribute to Amazon’s product groups and service lines. Company overview Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC functions as a local hub for software engineering, research, and product development for Amazon. The centre(s) in Canada host multidisciplinary teams that include software engineers, data scientists, machine learning and research scientists, product managers, program managers, UX designers, and technical operations staff. The Canadian development centres are described in Amazon’s official hiring and location materials as part of Amazon’s global engineering footprint, and they participate in the design, implementation, testing, and ongoing operation of systems used by Amazon customers and partners worldwide. Core business activities The core activities conducted by Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC are software and systems development, research and development in machine learning and artificial intelligence, cloud and distributed systems engineering (supporting Amazon Web Services and other internal cloud platforms), and development of customer-facing applications and backend services for Amazon’s retail, advertising, media and devices businesses. Teams in the Canadian centres work on end-to-end product lifecycles: ideation, prototyping, coding, testing, deployment, monitoring, and iterative improvement. The centres also support internal tooling, developer productivity platforms, and operational automation that enable Amazon’s broader engineering organization. Main products and services Rather than producing standalone consumer-branded products exclusively under the Canadian entity’s name, Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC contributes engineering and product work to Amazon’s portfolio. Typical outputs from development centre teams include new features and services for Amazon’s retail marketplace, improvements to seller and vendor systems, services and tooling for Amazon Web Services (AWS), components and services used by Alexa and Echo devices, advertising technology and measurement systems, streaming and media-platform engineering for Prime Video, and logistics and fulfillment optimization software. In addition to feature and product development, teams provide ongoing technical support, software maintenance, performance engineering, and security reviews for services they ship. Organizational role and local engagement Amazon’s Canadian development centres operate as part of Amazon’s global engineering organization; they collaborate closely with product teams and engineering counterparts across Amazon’s international sites. Amazon’s public recruiting pages for Canada list numerous technical roles and describe the company’s investment in local talent, indicating active hiring and technical program growth in Canadian cities. The centres also engage with local academic institutions, technical communities, and developer ecosystems through recruiting events, internships, co‑op programs, and research partnerships; such activities are commonly highlighted in Amazon’s regional recruiting and outreach communications. Industry positioning and mission context Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC sits at the intersection of e-commerce, cloud computing, digital media, and consumer technologies. The parent company, Amazon, publicly frames its overall mission as focused on customer experience and innovation; Amazon’s own public materials (company About pages and recruiting sites) characterize the enterprise as a technology-driven company operating large-scale online retail platforms, cloud services (AWS), consumer devices, advertising, and digital media. The Canadian development centres deliver software engineering and research capabilities that align with those global priorities by building and operating technical systems used by Amazon’s customers and partner businesses. Hiring, career paths and capabilities Public job listings and recruiting materials for Amazon in Canada indicate hiring across a wide range of technical and business functions, including software development, cloud engineering, machine learning and AI research, data science, product management, user experience and design, site reliability and systems engineering, and program and technical management. Teams are typically organized around product areas (for example, retail systems, AWS services, devices and Alexa, or advertising technology) and use modern software development practices such as agile methodologies, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), automated testing, and extensive telemetry for production services. Compliance and corporate form As a Canada-incorporated ULC, Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC operates within Canadian corporate and employment law frameworks. The ULC corporate form is a legal designation used in Canada for certain subsidiaries and legal entities. Official, public-facing materials for Amazon’s Canadian locations and recruiting functions present the company as an employer operating multiple technical sites in Canada and participating in local economic and technological ecosystems. Sources and verifiability Information about Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC’s activities, hiring, and location-oriented descriptions is publicly available through Amazon’s official corporate and recruiting websites (for example, Amazon’s About pages and Amazon Jobs locations for Canada). Detailed descriptions of the work and teams are reflected in job postings, team pages and official Amazon communications about its engineering and product organizations. 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