Partnerships Manager, Amazon
Devices Marketing & Sales
The largest online retailer and technology provider
Job no longer available
The largest online retailer and technology provider
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
Amazon aims to be Earth’s most customer centric company. Their mission is to continually raise the bar of the customer experience by using the internet and technology to help consumers find, discover and buy anything, and empower businesses and content creators to maximise their success.
Role
Who you are
- The successful candidate will possess strong commercial acumen with the ability to develop deep and integrated partnerships to unlock and maximise Amazon Device growth
- You will be a conscientious thinker, with the energy to move at pace
- You will be an expert in consumer electronic retail dynamics, trends and challenges
- Several years of experience in Sales/Account Management within consumer electronics or high-tech product environments
- Fluency in German and English is a must-have. You should be able to communicate complex business concepts in verbal and written form in both languages
- Superb analytical skills and business judgement
- Demonstrated ability in simplifying complex problems and articulating a clear path forward through the use of data
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel
Desirable
- Experience in client or vendor facing roles with a focus in relationship management and negotiation skills
- Experience aggregating and analyzing internal and external campaign metrics to assess performance drivers and identify insights
What the job involves
- As Partnerships Manager you will be the external face of the Amazon Devices organisation, owning and setting the strategy for how we shape our Devices business in the Offline Retail channel
- You will have autonomy to own and build retail partnerships, with sales responsibility for our 4 key product categories: Echo, FireTV, Fire Tablets, and Kindle E-readers
- In this role, you are responsible for managing our German retailers
- You build relationships with key external retail partners, setting the sales and marketing strategy to drive growth across our Devices and the wider Smart Home category
- You define and implement a plans to best serves new and existing customers, as well as exceeding financial objectives, that prioritise long term over the short
- Develop and implement Amazon Devices retail strategy in Germany and other EU countries we expand into (e.g. Netherlands, Belgium, etc.)
- This includes not just fostering greater collaboration with our existing strategic retailer partners, but also identifying new retail sales opportunities. You execute this strategy in cooperation with our channel marketing team across multiple mediums (both in-store and online merchandising)
- Negotiate commercial Terms and Conditions with new and existing customers, seeking win-win solutions for both Amazon and retail partners
- Develop & execute annual joint business plans with each retailer partner, including marketing and in-store execution strategies
- Prepare & organize regular business reviews with partners, working on long-term initiatives to bring closer collaboration between Amazon and our partners
- Coordinate new product launches - this includes influencing launch timelines based upon channel restrictions, as well as ensuring go-to-market activities are executed flawlessly across all retail partners
- Present and sell Amazon devices externally to the most senior audiences with an excellent understanding of product features and retail partner needs
- Drive continuous improvement in the retail channels by testing new marketing initiatives
Our take
Amazon is the world's largest online retailer, and is well-known for its disruption of well-established industries. The company is present in numerous verticals, including cloud computing with Amazon Web Services, AI with its range of Alexa devices and a global marketplace more commonly referred to as 'the everything store'. Acquisitions include Ring, Twitch, Whole Foods Market, and IMDb.
More recently, Amazon has been focused on leading the "third wave in digital advertising". Many businesses are now shifting ad dollars to retailers, which before would have been spent with online media platforms. Amazon's seen great success in the space, with its revenue from advertising now higher than its Amazon Prime membership scheme, audiobooks and digital music combined. This growth is particularly impressive considering its digital ad rivals (like Snap, Alphabet, and Meta) have suffered declines due to wider macroeconomic factors and Apple's iOS privacy changes.
Despite its dominant market position, Amazon will continue to be challenged over the next decade, including sustaining AWS's cloud dominance in the face of Google and Microsoft. On top of this, the company's e-commerce division is facing profitability problems despite its 2023 post-IPO debt funding of 8 billion. It will need to find new ways to stay above their competitors.
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Company benefits
- Employees have opportunities to own Amazon stock, participate in 401(k) plans with company match, and enroll in paid life and accident insurance
- Financial counseling and estate planning services are also available, plus paid short-term and long-term disability if needed
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage to all our regular full-time employees, regardless of their level, tenure, or position
- Amazon employees have free access to a network of more than 2 million caregivers, including nannies, babysitters and special-needs caretakers
- Employees receive discounts on certain day care centers, and Amazon provides a variety of free resources for parents of children with autism, ADHD and developmental disabilities
- Adoption assistance for qualified domestic and international adoption expenses including attorney fees, court costs, and travel
- Leave Share program allows employees to give six weeks of paid parental leave to a spouse or partner who isn’t eligible for parental leave from their employer
Company values
- Customer obsession rather than competitor focus
- Passion for invention
- Commitment to operational excellence
- Long-term thinking
Company HQ
South Lake Union, Seattle, WA
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Founders
Jeff Bezos
(Executive Chairman)Jeff is an American business magnate, media proprietor, and investor. As well as founding Amazon, Jeff founded Blue Origin, an aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services company and also owns The Washington Post.
Andy Jassy
(President & CEO (not founder))Joined Amazon as a Marketing Manager in 1997. Developed AWS with Jeff Bezos, and became CEO of Amazon in 2021.
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