Amazons Fulfilled by Amazon (FBA) Inventory Optimization team seeks a Principal PMT with proven ability to influence across multiple organizations. Over the last 20 years the share of physical gross merchandise sales sold on Amazon by thirdparty Sellers has grown from 3% to over 60% in 2023. With over 2 million Sellers in multiple countries listing their products for sale on the Amazon Marketplace these Sellers are increasingly critical to delivering on Amazons vision of offering the Earths largest selection and lowest prices.
Thirdparty sellers are kicking our first party butt. Badly. And its a high bar too because our firstparty business has grown dramatically over that period from $1.6 billion in 1999 to $117 billion this past year. The compound annual growth rate for our firstparty business in that time period is 25%. But in that same time thirdparty sales have grown from $0.1 billion to $160 billion a compound annual growth rate of 52%. To provide an external benchmark eBays gross merchandise sales in that period have grown at a compound rate of 20% from $2.8 billion to $95 billion. Why did independent sellers do so much better selling on Amazon than they did on other public seller platforms And why were independent sellers able to grow so much faster than Amazons own highly organized firstparty sales organization There isnt one answer but we do know one extremely important part of the answer: We helped independent sellers compete against our firstparty business by investing in and offering them the very best selling tools we could imagine and build. There are many such tools including tools that help sellers manage inventory process payments track shipments create reports and sell across borders and were inventing more every year. But of great importance are Fulfillment by Amazon and the Prime membership program. In combination these two programs meaningfully improved the customer experience of buying from independent sellers. Jeff Bezos 2018 Letter to Shareholders
You will join a dynamic team at the forefront of this vision to grow and optimize our suite of Inventory Optimization solutions creating a richer endtoend Seller Experience (SX) while improving FBA profitability.
Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities
This is a highly visible role that requires partnering with 3P Seller business teams Seller Services Operations and Finance teams to impact both Amazons top and bottom line. As a member of the FBA Inventory team you will play a key role in shaping Amazons FBA business with the following product management and leadership responsibilities:
Collaborate with scientists engineers product managers as well as operations user experience and seller support to create product vision and roadmap for tools used by third party sellers.
Own Seller facing and internal tools that improve user experience and deliver on aggressive input improvement goals.
We are looking for a Principal Product ManagerTech who is highly analytical resourceful customerfocused and teamoriented with excellent written and verbal communication skills to drive decisions at the senior executive level. A successful candidate should thrive in a collaborative creative and fastpaced environment with a proven track record in taking on endtoend ownership and successfully delivering results.
Bachelors degree
Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
Experience technical product management
Experience working directly with Engineers on product enhancements
Experience in project management methodologies business analysis or process improvement
Experience leading crossorganizational programs and setting and holding teams and individuals to timelines and deliverables without explicit authority
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $161900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $279900/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity signon 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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.