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Amazon Sr. Product Manager, Buying, Canada Softlines in Seattle, Washington
Description
Canada Softlines team works with Apparel, Shoes, Luggage and Accessories brands to provide our customers with a broad range of fashion selection at sharp prices with fast delivery speeds. Due to seasonal element of fashion, with an ever changing catalog with new colors, product styles, our supply chain team often purchases inventory 6-8 months in advance to cater to make-to-order seasonal selection. This buying process is highly complex as it involves having a high bar on forecasting, financial tenets and inventory coverage to ensure our customers have the products available throughout the season while preventing overstock. We are looking for a curious, self-driven, and passionate Product Manager to the team. The Product Manager will work cross-functionally with Supply chain teams, Vendor Managers, Finance, and other key stakeholders to determine requirements and execute the vision for a suite of tools to support and automate the buying and planning process for Softlines. They will be responsible for determining opportunity size of key enhancements, prioritizing across initiatives, managing the project roadmap, and overseeing launch and training to the end users.
What you will be doing:
• You will map out existing process, find automation opportunities and revamp the buying strategy in a scalable way that will support rapid growth as well as our long-term business strategy.
• You will own the overall product and program roadmap driving key initiatives to be implemented by relevant retail, supply chain and cross country teams for improving buying for Softlines
• You will influence the vendor management, supply chain and product management teams within Amazon to deliver on your shared goals.
A successful candidate possesses superb business judgment, instock, supply chain, or operations management experience, strong skills in working collaboratively and cross functionally, and a track record of delivering results.
Basic Qualifications
5+ years of product or program management, product marketing, business development or technology experience
Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
Experience with end to end product delivery
Experience as a product manager or owner
Experience owning technology products
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in influencing senior leadership through data driven insights
Experience working across functional teams and senior stakeholders
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $124,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $206,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on 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 https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.