2025 DE Brand Specialist – Graduate
Job Description
Launch into the corporate world and build relationships with Amazon Retail Vendors. Vendors are one of our key business partners in the Retail organization; they sell their products wholesale to Amazon. You'll be responsible for their success on the platform, on top of identifying new business opportunities with a positive impact to the community.
How often can you say that your work changes the world? At Amazon, you’ll say it often. Join us and define tomorrow’s innovations in e-commerce.
Key job responsibilities
- Core Service: Use your knowledge in deep data analytics to identify EU industry opportunities and provide recommendations to improve overall business performance through the use of Amazon programs (i.e.: Amazon business) to drive long term benefit.
- Availability & Operational Excellence: Drive EU supply-chain operational excellence initiatives by reducing costs, defects, lead times, and by managing stock in our fulfillment center.
- Promotion & Funding: Provide recommendations for the brand’s marketing and advertising campaigns to promote new products, increase traffic and improve conversion. Plan, implement and manage promotional activities for Amazon events such as Prime Day where you will help your brands to generate sales. On top of that, you will drive brand weeks with you vendors and work closely with Amazon Advertising to explore further marketing opportunities we have.
- Selection & IDQ: Help grow selection by managing the launch of new products and improving discoverability. You will identify product gaps, onboard the new products and be responsible for the ramp up of these products, as well as improve the customer journey on Amazon (i.e.: performing walk the store session, competitor benchmarking, create enhanced content on detail pages).
A day in the life
Interested in how a day in life of Brand Specialist looks like? Check out the following videos to gain more insight into the role and team.
1) Brand Specialists at Amazon - Jump Right In:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4wafOkhayA
2) Brand Specialists at Amazon. What do they do?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYaySG_trNY
Your Brand Specialist – Graduate position includes:
• Career Development: we care about your career aspirations and strive to assign projects based on your interests. You can learn and be curious with access to unlimited virtual trainings on project management, personal brand, communication skills and many more.
• Extra perks for Amazonians such as: exclusive Amazon.de discount; Deutschlandticket (Transportation Ticket); bike rental; gym membership discount; Beta testing on new Amazon products; and free mental health, legal, and financial support for you and your family.
• Get involved: we have with over 13 Amazon Affinity Groups you can join and become an ally to a cause close to your heart (sustainability, diversity, LGBTQ+, mental and/or physical disabilities, local community initiatives, etc.)
About the team
At Amazon Retail, we help improve the selection and shopping experience and offer customers around the world exciting products and deals. As a Brand Specialist - Graduate, you will be part of one of our product categories which go from books to fashion, electronics to grocery, movies and music to toys and health & beauty, and everything in between.
From a garage-based start-up in 1995 to a top global brand today, Amazon has evolved and made its way into our lives. Amazon Retail is at the heart of that journey. Join us and become part of it
Basic Qualifications
• Available to join us between January and December 2025. Yes, our start dates are flexible!
• Hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree with graduation date between 2024 and 2025 (max. 12 month from moment of application).
• Fluent written and verbal communication in English (Level - C1 or higher).
• You will be based in Munich or Berlin
Preferred Qualifications
• Studies within Business, Marketing, Economics, Engineering or similar fields.
• Fluent written and verbal communication in German (Level – B2 or higher). Applications with German (Level – B1 or lower) will be also considered.
• Knowledge in MS Office programs as Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
• Analytical skills Planning, prioritization and time-management skills
• Ability to communicate efficiently
• Strong attention to detail
Every day will be filled with developing new skills and achieving personal growth. Interested?
Submitting your application takes less than 10 minutes and cover letters are not required. You will just need to attach your CV and answer a questionnaire.
Selected candidates will be invited to an online assessment. If successful, you’ll attend to three rounds of virtual interviews, which take place on the same day. Interviews consist of behavioural questions and a case study, focusing on our Leadership Principles. The entire recruitment process typically takes 3 to 4 weeks. Do note that the selection process and timelines are subject to change, and vary with role and location. Please note that interviews will kick off in January 2025.
EU AUTA Team
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