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Vice President – Specialty Retail Enablement – Amazon

Vice President – Specialty Retail Enablement – Amazon

CompanyBrunswick
LocationFond du Lac, WI, USA, Chicago, IL, USA, Vernon Hills, IL, USA
Salary$170700 – $286500
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, MBA
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field; MBA preferred.
  • Minimum 15 years experience in category management, retail marketing or channel management, with a minimum of 5 years relevant Amazon channel experience.
  • Demonstrated success in achieving revenue targets and managing multi-business PNL proformas to deliver profitable growth
  • In-depth knowledge of Amazon commerce operational systems, including Vendor Central and Seller Central. Additional technical knowledge of other channel tools like Pacvue, Profitero, and Helium 10, or the like, preferred.
  • Experience in business models with dual-distribution and the strategic acumen to manage and mitigate channel conflicts to maximize critical partnerships and deliver profitable business growth
  • Exceptional leadership and change management skills, with experience leading cross-functional teams and c-suite executive-level communication.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute strategies to achieve multi-million dollar revenue targets and optimal portfolio management of 5,000-10,000 product skus
  • Coordinate with Business Unit Marketing, Sales, Category Management, Supply Chain & Procurement to align objectives and drive cohesive strategies that meet the business financial targets and priorities.
  • Monitor financial performance, ensuring profitability and sustainable growth within the Amazon channel.
  • Guide channel-specific product assortment planning, lead brand storefront management and merchandising to maximize channel performance, in line with the business units’ multi-channel strategy.
  • Ensure channel product optimization and establish an agile operating model to maintain competitive product positioning in a highly dynamic space, partnering closely with business unit product teams and IT
  • Oversee category and competitor trends analysis to inform ongoing strategy advancement
  • Help to establish the operational playbooks for cross-business channel management & execution between business-side channel stakeholders and central merchandising, marketing, and analytics, in service of the channel target objectives as defined by the business.
  • Guide end-to-end channel operations to ensure a matrixed organization of cross-functional leaders is maximizing channel potential, including financial planning, sourcing, inventory management, fulfillment, retail finance, IT, media management and compliance with Amazon’s policies.
  • Foster relationships with Amazon representatives and the related service provider ecosystem, in partnership with business-side stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with other major e-commerce platforms, such as Walmart Marketplace.
  • Familiarity with digital marketing tools and analytics platforms.
  • Background in OEM or merchant organizations with a focus on consumer goods.