Brand Specialist (Data Expert), Italy Fresh

Brand Specialist (Data Expert), Italy Fresh

Job ID: Amazon EU SARL (Italy Branch) - D68

At Amazon we're on the lookout for the curious, those who think big and accept challenges, willing to come build the future with us.

Amazon Vendor Services (AVS) is a paid B2B service that aims to help strategic brands partner with Amazon to grow their business. As a Brand Specialist, you will gain 360-degree exposure to all areas of e-commerce at European level. You will be an Account Manager for our most strategic retail Vendors in one of our Product Categories, for example PC, Beauty, Toys or Kitchen. You will act as a consultant driving selection and promotional activities, monitor and work on success metrics and ensure that vendor and customer experience is at the highest level. Furthermore, you will be working together with external and internal stakeholders (e.g. external Key Account Managers and internal Vendor Managers) to implement new ideas and processes within Amazon EU.

Key job responsibilities

1. Core Service:
   Use your analytical skills to identify opportunities for Retail Vendors and provide recommendations to improve overall business performance. Cooperate with our Vendors to utilize Amazon programs (i.e.: Amazon business) for driving long term benefits.
2. Availability & Operational Excellence:
   Drive supply-chain operational excellence initiatives by reducing costs, defects, lead times, and other KPIs. Manage and monitor stock levels in our fulfilment centres by utilizing our ordering mechanisms.
3. Promotion & Funding:
   Provide recommendations for the Vendors marketing and advertising campaigns to promote new products, increase traffic and improve conversion. Plan, implement and manage promotional activities for Amazon events such as Prime Day and Brand Weeks to help your vendor grow.
4. Selection & IDQ (Item Data Quality):
   Expand selection by managing the launch of new products and improving discoverability. Identify product gaps, onboard new products and ensure a smooth ramp-up. Improve the customer journey on Amazon, e.g. by performing walk the store sessions, competitor benchmarking and creating enhanced content on detail pages.
5. Data and tools:
   Develop new capabilities in the team based by creating and deploying new data analysis tools and processes. Develop and maintain data analysis and reporting tools to elevate business insights produced by the team. Improve team efficiency by developing and deploying new automation tools for streamlined data handling and analysis.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's/Master degree in engineering, Business Administration/Economics with business analytics/Big data specialization, or similar program.
• Experience using SQL.
• Minimum of 12 months professional experience after graduation in Sales, Buying, Project Management, Supply Chain, Consulting, Finance, Account Management or Marketing.
• Fluent written and verbal communication in English and Italian (minimum C1 level)
• Knowledge in MS Office programs (e.g. Excel, PowerPoint)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Programming language knowledge (i.e. C, C++, Python, R, VBA, or similar)
• Knowledge of a 3rd language
• Prior experience in the e-commerce industry
• Previous experience in a related client-facing role
• Experience using analytical specific tools such as Google Analytics or HTML is a plus
• Basic knowledge of website content management systems
• Confidence in communicating both, internally and externally
• Planning, prioritization and time-management skills

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.