- 5+ years of professional or military experience
- Experience structuring and negotiating complex agreements and leading cross-functional groups to orchestrate and successfully complete deals
- Experience with sales CRM tools such as Salesforce or similar software
- Experience influencing multiple stakeholders and leading cross functional teams across geographies and business units
- Experience working with technical and product stakeholders to define requirements, prioritize features, and influence product roadmaps
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $213,800/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.
We are looking for a high caliber Senior Business Development Manager to lead the B2B business across multiple GLs and build programmatic foundations. It is an exciting opportunity that requires someone who can deliver results. They will be focused on driving the category growth of B2B fundamentals. This role is high profile and a successful candidate will need to earn trust and influence retail stakeholders and external vendors. Leadership presence, ability to write, and crisp communication is required.
Key job responsibilities
1) Owning input and output goals across their GLs in addition to SMEship ownership
2) Proven record of driving strategic vendor negotiations and delivering outsized results. Comfortable representing Amazon when meeting with top vendors.
3) Effective at setting goals and strategic direction for the business, ensuring alignment with broader B2B business goals and vision.
4) Skilled at training stakeholders on program fundamentals and AB growth levers. BDM will utilize and improve existing mechanisms as well as implement new mechanisms.
5) Skilled communicator in working with Amazon partners and vendors, as well as with internal groups to deliver a better customer experience.
6) Strong in cross functional collaboration on necessary systems and processes to support business needs.
7) Adept at identifying industry trends that are relevant to customer selection and experience.
About the team
Business Electronics & Vocational AB is an inclusive and high energy team environment. We take pride in working hard to improve the procurement experience for professional customers on Amazon Business. We foster an environment of growth through personal and professional development. The team supports one another and a culture of experimentation, learning through our successes and our failures.