Retail MVR - Product Management Intern (m/f)

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Amazon Retail is continuously expanding its network in 5 EU markets, with customers across all 27 European states. We are growing our Retail selection fast, with thousands of vendors worldwide, offering millions of products to our European customers. EU Mass Vendor Recruitment (MVR) is a specialized team focused on surfacing, contacting and onboarding small-to-medium sized vendors en masse for our Retail business. We strive to reach as many potential vendors as possible, leveraging scalable business processes and technology to reach unprecedented levels of efficiency, while not compromising on vendor experience.

Overview:
MVR Product Management team in Luxembourg is looking for smart and ambitious interns to help us design, improve and support best-in-class processes for mass vendor recruitment teams across Amazon EU businesses in Germany, UK, France, Italy and Spain.

The key goal of this role is to drive and enhance best-practices on finding new “potential vendors” (leads), and managing our lead pipeline for Direct Fulfillment. You will be helping manage existing processes, design & deploy new ones, and deliver structured reports that are well-understood and well-communicated throughout the organization. The growth of the business and the increasing complexity make this role an exciting, interesting and challenging proposition. Expect to get involved in project management, data analysis, and defining/reporting KPIs. The role is very broad-based and will require an individual who has an eye for details and is good at collaborating across cross-functional and remote teams.

This role presents an excellent chance for learning and developing product management and retail business management skills in a fast-paced environment.

This is a 6 month internship aimed at 2+ year university students or recent graduates.

Role Responsibilities:
· Support members of MVR teams (located in Luxembourg, Germany, UK, France, Spain, Slovakia) in driving best practice business processes, especially in the area of lead pipeline management, identifying & prioritizing lead opportunities, and management reporting
· Identify and communicate issues & improvement areas to Vendor Managers and Product Managers. Make recommendations on which processes should be optimized and how
· Develop Excel-based tools and analytical models to support business decision making
· Perform deep-dive analysis to identify root-causes of business and reporting issues

AS THIS IS A TEMPORARY POSITION, NO RELOCATION ASSISTANCE IS OFFERED FOR THIS ROLE. CANDIDATES MUST HAVE A VALID EU OR LUXEMBOURG WORK PERMIT TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE.

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· Excellent command of written and spoken English
· Currently enrolled in an educational program at bachelor or master level or graduated in the last 6 months
· Excellent verbal and written interpersonal skills; ability to work successfully with, and influence within the organization
· Advanced Excel & basic SQL skills, or enthusiasm to learn them
· Willingness to roll-up sleeves, get hands-on with complex business processes, and dive-deep into large datasets
· Passion to learn, grow and eventually be recognized as an 'expert' and go-to person of her/his area of ownership
· Ability to multi-task several projects, deliver against tight timelines and analyze data in a clear and structured manner