Amazons Retail team in Sydney is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead complex vendor portfolios and drive strategic initiatives within our Mass Vendor Relations (MVR) team. This role combines P&L ownership strategic program development and stakeholder leadership to manage a large-scale vendor ecosystem efficiently and profitably.
As a Senior Program Manager you will own end-to-end performance for a large vendor portfolio while developing scalable solutions that balance automation self-service capabilities and other novel scaled vendor management approaches. Youll work across multiple category teams collaborating with senior stakeholders to expand the programs impact and drive sustainable growth for Amazons retail business.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate high business judgment strategic thinking and ability to influence across functions. Youll need to navigate ambiguity effectively identify structural improvements and build sustainable mechanisms that scale across thousands of vendors.
Key job responsibilities
Own P&L performance for a large vendor portfolio with multi-million dollar annual revenue to drive key metrics including revenue profitability and operational health
Develop and execute strategic initiatives that scale across 2000 vendors while maintaining program growth and profitability targets
Lead cross-functional collaboration across Retail category teams Supply Chain Finance Selection Pricing and Marketing to navigate complex business decisions
Build and optimize scaled approaches to vendor management balancing automation self-service and targeted engagement models
Design and implement frameworks for vendor negotiations performance management and growth acceleration
Manage and coach an offshore account management team to drive consistent execution
Create scalable mechanisms that become standards across the broader retail organization
- 6 years of account management project or program management or buying experience
- Bachelors degree or 6 years of professional or military experience
- Knowledge of Microsoft Access or SQL
- Experience with P&L responsibility and delivering strong financial results
- Experience with data analysis tools such as Excel Pivot Tables SQL Tableau etc.
- Experience influencing multiple stakeholders and leading cross functional teams across geographies and business units
- Experience creating and implementing large-scale programs
- Experience driving direction and alignment with cross-functional teams
- Experience with business analysis and P&L management
- Experience managing and negotiating contracts and vendor relationships
- MBA or Masters degree in business data science public administration finance engineering human resources or related field
- Track record of building automated/self-service solutions
- Strong financial acumen and experience with vendor negotiations
- Experience leading remote or offshore teams
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