Global Amazon Brand Manager

We’re looking for an Global Amazon Brand Manager to help us build, enhance and expand our UK Amazon platform.

Nice to meet you

Yoto puts kids in control of an inspiring world of audio.

Our screen-free audio players let kids listen, learn and play at their own pace. All while making sure they’re safe to explore what inspires them.

The award-winning Yoto Player launched in 2020, just before the big you-know-what. Now you can find it on play mats, kitchen counters and bedside tables all around the world. Yoto Mini, our portable player, launched in late 2021 and is already accompanying kids on some incredible adventures.

The Yoto Card Store has more than 700 titles from some of the world's best creators, publishers and labels. We also create Yoto Originals like this one. Oh, and this one too

The role

We are looking for a full time Ecommerce Amazon Manager to manage our brand across multiple Amazon territories. This is a senior strategic role and important addition to our commercial team as our business size and global footprint continue growing. This role will report to our Commercial Director.

Having launched on Amazon UK in May 2020, we have quickly expanded and now trade across five Amazon territories (UK/US/CA/AU/FR). This role will involve managing our brand and range assortment over each of these territories to present our brand and products to customers in a consistent and effective manner. This role will see you set the Strategy and strategic direction while managing the rollouts into further Amazon regions will also be part of the role going forwards.

The role will involve complete end-to-end management of Yoto’s business via Amazon’s Seller platforms. The successful candidate will need to have a deep understanding of Amazon’s operating systems and be experienced in working effectively to deliver results.

Key responsibilities include:

• Review and implement the Amazon strategy for the business whilst Managing and optimising the sales performance of existing listings under Yoto’s portfolio through the various Amazon tools that are available
• Maintain and update Yoto’s brand store on Amazon
• Complete new item set-ups on a regular basis with appropriate mapping to brand store
• Work closely with marketing teams globally in managing a marketing budget spend through AMS
• Provide reasonably accurate sales forecastsing across the various Amazon territories
• Ensure robust processes are in place to manage FBA inventory levels
• Improve operational performance through logistic efficiencies
• Implement promo plans in-line with Yoto’s promotional calendar
• Provide regular reporting on Amazon KPI’s
• Have the ability to resolve issues in a timely and effective manner
• Work effectively while remote to the office, as well as potential office-based work/visits

Candidate Profile:

• Degree education preferred but not essential
• An experienced Amazon specialist with deep knowledge of Seller Central, Amazon’s operating systems and Amazon’s marketplace
• A background in either representing a brand or running their own Amazon FBA business
• Experience in working across international Amazon territories
• Be comfortable working remotely using a variety of cloud-based software solutions
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, specifically Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Track record of data analysis and presenting reporting internally and externally
• Ability to work independently or in a team setting; ability to adjust to changing priorities
• Excellent attention and orientation toward meticulous work
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Comfortable interfacing with all levels of the organization
• Present positive attitude, strong work ethic and professionalism at all times
• Flexibility to work outside ‘core’ business hours which may also include business travel
• Friendly, outgoing, personable with a ‘hands-on’ mentality to deliver against targets

What we offer in return

• Competitive salary and EMI share options
• Hybrid working with a choice based approach (we would like you to come into the office once a month, and more)
• 25 days holiday
• Pension
• A collaborative tech-focused and creative environment
• Salary: £60,000 DOE

About Yoto

We're a Series A tech company with a well-funded and fast-growing international team.

Our offices are in London and New York, and in 2022 we’ll be expanding further into Europe. We have in-house expertise in hardware and software, technology development, product, marketing, commercial and retail.

We’re excited to build and develop a tight-knit and energetic team to help make Yoto the next great family brand!

Yoto spans the kids' audio, tech, entertainment and edtech industries, and our products have won awards in innovation, play and education categories. Time Magazine even named Yoto Player one of the Best Inventions of 2020.

Our Card Store includes 700+ titles from the world’s best rights-holders including Disney, Penguin Random House, Mattel, Harper Collins and Sony Music. We also produce our own Yoto Originals, often with award-winning collaborators.

Flexible working and autonomy are key to life at Yoto. We support working parents because we know that life and work need to work together. And just as we share audio content from a diverse community of creators, we also strive to build an inclusive team. Our passionate D&I group raises new voices, beliefs and perspectives to help everyone at Yoto feel heard.

At Yoto, we celebrate diversity. We are proud to help families foster an inclusive environment and we are working hard to offer a wide and diverse library of content. In order to do so it is our paramount that we build a diverse and inclusive team. We highly value the perspective of new voices, beliefs and perspectives. We have a passionate and engaged D&I group (which currently includes a third of the team!). We are constantly iterating upon our ways of working, including support across mental health initiatives, to foster an environment where everyone feels heard.

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