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Amazon Kindle Senior Vendor Manager - French Speaking in London, United Kingdom

Description

Amazon Kindle team is looking for a talented individual to help us continue to revolutionize how customers buy and read books. Did you know that reading make people more empathetic and therefore contributes to making the world a better place? If you are ready to change the world, work hard and engage in a rapidly changing industry, this position is right for you. We offer a creative, entrepreneurial and global work environment where you’ll contribute to the expansion of some of Amazon’s most iconic offerings such as Kindle ebooks, Kinde Unlimited and Prime Reading.

The ideal candidate has a track record of strong negotiation, relationship building, and analytical skills. We expect the candidate to be able to ideate, recommend and execute a vision, and to build programs and features from the ground up. You must be able to influence across multiple organizations, be an exceptionally strong analytical thinker and have a history of delivering results. You will establish, drive and strengthen relationships with top French and International publishers. You will be customer focused, entrepreneurial, a proven self-starter, and have the demonstrated ability to invent. Bringing a passion for books is a big plus, but if you don’t have one we are confident it will come!

Within this role, you will:

  • Be an expert relationship manager and communicator, who works closely with publishers up to C-level to ensure Amazon customers can find any book in our store, download it quickly at a great price and have an excellent experience reading it

  • Be responsible for specific publisher level metrics around selection, engagement with our subscription programs and profitability

  • Play an active role in the success of our two most strategic subscription programs: Kindle Unlimited and Prime Reading

  • Become an ebooks expert who understands industry trends, the competitive environment and readers’ needs - and innovates in response by developing new services and products

  • Own and drive projects, areas of expertise and business metrics at local, European or worldwide level, working closely with leaders across the entire Books organization. A great example of a project recently led by our team is the launch of digital Magazines in France.

This role can be performed from London, Munich, Luxembourg or Madrid.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

London, GBR

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree, or experience in a professional field or military

  • Experience negotiating with internal and external stakeholders

  • Experience in account management, project/program management, or buying

  • Experience using data to influence business decisions

  • Experience driving internal cross-team collaboration

  • Experience with business analysis and P&L management

  • Experience with Excel

  • Fluent in French, oral and written

Preferred Qualifications

  • Knowledge of Microsoft Access or SQL

  • Master's degree

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. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need an adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please contact the Applicant-Candidate Accommodation Team (ACAT), Monday through Friday from 7:00 am GMT - 4:00 pm GMT. If calling directly from the United Kingdom, please dial +44 800 086 9884 (tel:+448000869884). If calling from Ireland, please dial +353 1800 851 489 (tel:+3531800851489).

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