Senior Vendor Manager, Hardlines
Seattle, WAJob$121–164K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
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Amazon Hardlines seeks a Senior Vendor Manager to own P&L and vendor relationships in Business Industrial & Scientific Supplies. The role leads a category and manages vendor and product-portfolio performance, from negotiating terms and expanding selection to pricing, forecasting, marketing, and improving sales and margins. The successful candidate applies retail experience at strategic and tactical levels, overcomes hurdles, and works effectively with stakeholders across the organization.
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Description
Amazon Hardlines is looking for an entrepreneurial Senior Vendor Manager who will own the P&L and relationships with some of the largest vendors in Business Industrial & Scientific Supplies (BISS). The Senior Vendor Managers will utilize a wide range of skills and work across major functional areas such as inventory management, marketing, merchandising, pricing, operations, and finance to drive the performance of vendor partners and will also act as the vertical lead for a category within Business Industrial & Scientific Supplies (BISS).
As a Senior Vendor Manager, you will be accountable for business results across the vendors and categories you manage. Your direct responsibility will be to manage performance of the product portfolio including developing vendor relationships, negotiating terms and contracts, expanding product selection, setting prices, setting inventory forecasts, developing marketing programs, driving sales and margin improvements, and creating a best-in-class customer experiences.
The successful candidate will be able to take their broad skill-set and experience across multiple facets of retail to drive a successful business. They will be able to deliver results at both a strategic and tactical level across all aspects of the business, innovate and overcome hurdles, and achieve profitable long-term growth. They will also have strong verbal and written communication skills and work effectively with stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
Basic Qualifications
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Bachelor's degree
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5+ years of account management, project or program management or buying experience
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Knowledge of Microsoft Access or SQL
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Experience driving internal cross-team collaboration
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Experience using data to influence business decisions
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Experience with business analysis and P&L management
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience driving direction and alignment with cross-functional teams
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .
USA, WA, Seattle - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually
How this job compares
Set against the 832 open Vendor Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$121–164K/yr
- Washington median$121–164K/yr48 salary ranges
- US median$120–176K/yr558 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $143K, is close to the Washington median midpoint ($143K) — in the middle half of Vendor Management salary ranges in Washington.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 51 open Vendor Management jobs in Washington and 832 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Vendor Management postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (748 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 256 of the 832 open Vendor Management jobs (31%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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