Vendor Manager Books (Physical and digital), DE Books
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30+ days ago
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Job Summary
Vendor Manager - Books Team Germany
Amazon strives to be Earths most customer-centric company where people can find and discover virtually anything they want to buy online.
Amazon hires the worlds brightest minds and offers them an environment in which they can invent and innovate to improve the experience for our customers.
Books Organization
We believe reading is essential for a healthy society; our mission is to inspire readers by making it easy to read more and get more out of reading. This spans all formats. We work every day on behalf of customers and readers to solve complex technical and business problems with ingenuity simplicity and the spirit of innovation that is part of our DNA - and we want you to help in our continuing mission to reinvent reading.
The Books team in Germany is looking for a smart team-oriented highly analytical Vendor Manager to join our passionate and fast-paced team and help us scale our business while cultivating and develop our best talent.
The successful candidate will have exceptional project management communication and analytic skills and big ideas on how to create great customer experiences. They will be detail-oriented organized and capable of handling multiple projects at once working to tight deadlines dealing with multiple teams and corresponding with publishers. The right candidate will be ambitious and keen to move into a fast paced environment.
In this position candidates will:
- Manage strategic programs with leading publishers to create a great customer experience and help the books business and publishers grow
-Complete customer analysis brainstorm and execute new initiatives to meet customer needs
-Analyse and track publishers performance on key performance indicators
-Think backwards from the customer means thinking across reading/listening formats: physical books kindle Audible
-Work closely with the marketing supply chain and product management teams within Books to align all efforts and deliver results
- Min. Bachelors degree or equivalent practical experience
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in business-to-business relationships preferably in e-commerce publishing or related industries
- Fluency in German and English both verbal and written
- Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel and Business Intelligence systems
- Proven track record of successful project management and strategic planning
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills both internally and externally
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Strong problem-solving skills with a customer-centric mindset
- Past experience with digital technologies e-commerce supply chain and/ or content management
- Advanced degree (Masters) in Business Management Finance or related field
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover invent simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( to know more about how we collect use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
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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 for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Amazon strives to be Earths most customer-centric company where people can find and discover virtually anything they want to buy online.
Amazon hires the worlds brightest minds and offers them an environment in which they can invent and innovate to improve the experience for our customers.
Books Organization
We believe reading is essential for a healthy society; our mission is to inspire readers by making it easy to read more and get more out of reading. This spans all formats. We work every day on behalf of customers and readers to solve complex technical and business problems with ingenuity simplicity and the spirit of innovation that is part of our DNA - and we want you to help in our continuing mission to reinvent reading.
The Books team in Germany is looking for a smart team-oriented highly analytical Vendor Manager to join our passionate and fast-paced team and help us scale our business while cultivating and develop our best talent.
The successful candidate will have exceptional project management communication and analytic skills and big ideas on how to create great customer experiences. They will be detail-oriented organized and capable of handling multiple projects at once working to tight deadlines dealing with multiple teams and corresponding with publishers. The right candidate will be ambitious and keen to move into a fast paced environment.
In this position candidates will:
- Manage strategic programs with leading publishers to create a great customer experience and help the books business and publishers grow
-Complete customer analysis brainstorm and execute new initiatives to meet customer needs
-Analyse and track publishers performance on key performance indicators
-Think backwards from the customer means thinking across reading/listening formats: physical books kindle Audible
-Work closely with the marketing supply chain and product management teams within Books to align all efforts and deliver results
- Min. Bachelors degree or equivalent practical experience
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in business-to-business relationships preferably in e-commerce publishing or related industries
- Fluency in German and English both verbal and written
- Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel and Business Intelligence systems
- Proven track record of successful project management and strategic planning
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills both internally and externally
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Strong problem-solving skills with a customer-centric mindset
- Past experience with digital technologies e-commerce supply chain and/ or content management
- Advanced degree (Masters) in Business Management Finance or related field
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover invent simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice ( to know more about how we collect use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
m/w/d
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 for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Presentation Skills
- Purchasing
- Procurement
- Vendor Management
- Process Improvement
- Pricing
- Project Management
- Relationship Management
- Contract Management
- Contract Negotiation
- negotiation
- Contracts
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