AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector Would you like to be part of an awesome team focused on AWS customers in the Retail / Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) segment to help them create business value and unlock new business models with the cloud? Are you an innovator with a passion to help our customers grow? Do you have the technology as well as the business acumen to establish Amazon Web Services as a strategic partner for leading Retail/CPG companies? Are you comfortable to think outside the box and do you see opportunities where others see problems? We are looking forward to hearing from you. Key job responsibilities As a Senior Account Manager within AWS Retail/CPG, you are driving digital transformations through effective engagement with C-level executives, Line of Business leaders, IT leaders, architects, developers, etc. at our large AWS Retail/e-Commerce and CPG customers. Your responsibility will be to deeply understand your customers to support them on their strategic initiatives with AWS technologies and expertise, establishing AWS as a long-term partner. You are comfortable to lead discussions on both technical as well as on the C-Level to create and articulate compelling value propositions around AWS services. You work backwards from your customersu2019 vision and strategic initiatives to build account strategies and execute against them. To be successful in this role, you have relevant technology sales experience and cloud expertise. You need the ability to think big and work u201cbackwardsu201d from the customer to identify new business opportunities and develop sales strategies and plans to meet them. You have strong analytical acumen, synthesis, structuring, and problem-solving skills to translate ambiguous and often incomplete information into action plans and insights. You need a strong passion for u201cinventionu201d and u201csimplification,u201d proven experience in cross-functional management and stakeholder coordination (e.g. with engineers, solution architects, specialist teams, professional services, partners, independent software vendors, etc.), and a customer-focused and collaborative approach. You benefit from a passion for annual reports and have strong interpersonal and communication skills to communicate clearly and facilitate collaboration with other teams. Come build the future with us About the team Diverse Experiences Amazon values diverse experiences. 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Basic Qualifications - Several years of technology related sales and Key Account Management and SaaS/Cloud experience - Proficient in managing relationships on all levels, including C-level - BA/BS degree - Strong verbal and written communication skills (fluent in English and German) - Strong ability to think strategically and analytically about business, product, and technical challenges Preferred Qualifications - Experience with Retail/E-Commerce/CPG business processes and/or selling to Retail organizations - Experience in driving adoption of new technologies and solutions - MBA/MA/MS degree - Technical or educational background in engineering, computer science - Prior experience of working in an international environment Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. 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