Manager, Business Development (Fixed Term Contract), Amazon Shipping (SWA)
Manager, Business Development (Fixed Term Contract), Amazon Shipping (SWA)
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Description
Amazon Shipping is innovating in the Operations and Logistics space and is looking for a driven, entrepreneurial, and commercial Manager for Business Development, to work with online retailers in the UK, facilitating their usage of Amazon's logistics capabilities to service their own customers' needs. The ideal candidate will be excited by the opportunity to scale Amazon Shipping by driving commercial growth, and will have familiarity with leading B2B sales generation working with customers. We are reinventing everything from commercial strategy and lead generation to account management, and are looking for a sales manager that can partner and innovate with Operations, Commercial and Customer Programs, and Product Management as we scale our solution nationwide.
Description
Amazon Shipping is innovating in the Operations and Logistics space and is looking for a driven, entrepreneurial, and commercial Manager for Business Development, to work with online retailers in the UK, facilitating their usage of Amazon's logistics capabilities to service their own customers' needs. The ideal candidate will be excited by the opportunity to scale Amazon Shipping by driving commercial growth, and will have familiarity with leading B2B sales generation working with customers. We are reinventing everything from commercial strategy and lead generation to account management, and are looking for a sales manager that can partner and innovate with Operations, Commercial and Customer Programs, and Product Management as we scale our solution nationwide.
This is a 12 months Fixed Term Contract. The successful manager will manage a team of 6-7 Business Developers and be comfortable navigating ambiguity and operating in a scale-up environment. We expect the person in this position to build the sales strategy with the team and successfully execute upon our ambitious product adoption goals. The ideal candidate will have experience developing relationships across functional areas such as Operations, Finance, and Program Management, and will have a proven track record of enabling teams to meet and exceed sales goals and revenue targets.
Key job responsibilities
* Hire, develop and manage a team of Business Developers in Amazon Shipping UK
* Drive revenue, adoption, and market segment share for our product.
* Earn trust of customers and recommend product solutions that fit their business needs.
* Measure performance, articulate root-cause analysis, and link to specific improvement areas
* Relay market needs and requirements back to internal Amazon teams including Product Management and Technical
* Create program goals and related metrics, track progress and manage through obstacles to achieve your objectives
* Analyze current purchasing processes and evaluate opportunities for solutions to improve end user experiences, reduce costs, and accelerate organization performance
* Drive and accelerate spend adoption through advising customers on best practices for using our product
* Liaise with technical integration teams on both customer and Amazon side to ensure integration of our product in customer’s technology landscape
* Assess program risks, anticipate challenges, and provide escalation management when necessary
* Meet or exceed team targets for customer and/or feature spend adoption
* Identify prioritization and trade-offs for meeting adoption and revenue targets
Basic Qualifications
* Extensive experience in B2B sales
* BA/BS degree
* Desire to work in fast-paced, challenging environment
* Excellent communications skills and the ability to effectively advise senior leadership
* Ability to prioritize and demonstrate relentless discipline in achieving goals
* Proven ability to influence others and lead customer engagements
* Strong ownership, bias for action
Preferred Qualifications
* Sales or Business Development background; ideally in the logistics space.
* Expert use of MS Office Suite, CRMs (e.g. Salesforce), sales and marketing automation tools, eLearning tools
* Experience developing delivery methodologies
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Company - Amazon EU SARL (UK Branch)
Job ID: A3034573
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Business Development and Information Technology
* Industries
Software Development
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