Amazon Wholesale, brand direct Sourcing / Assistant VA

Hello,

I am looking for a talented VA with experience in an Amazon business that sources its products via wholesale or directly from brands in Europe. Our goal is to find a long-term employee with at least a basic understanding of the Amazon Wholesale business and knowledge of daily operations. You should be willing to adapt to a new business environment, learn new skills, and bring in your own experience.

To apply, you need:

-Past experience in a wholesale or brand-direct Amazon business in Europe
-Knowledge of how to analyze products using criteria such as ROI, margin, sales, Buybox share, number of other sellers, price —-fluctuations, seasonality, IP claims, product dimensions, etc.
-Basic knowledge of Amazon EU (we sell throughout the EU)
-Basic knowledge of how to find wholesalers or the right contact person within a company (wholesaler or brand)
-Basic understanding in how to communicate with suppliers, Customers and Business Partners

Experience with the following tools is required:
-Keepa
-BuyBotPro or SellerAmp
-Seller Central
-Excel / Google Sheets
-SmartScout (not mandatory but you need to learn it quickly)

Your role will include:

-Analyzing wholesale lists, categorizing products, making order suggestions, and creating Google Sheets with all relevant information
-Analyzing slow-moving products in depth
-Searching for wholesalers using various strategies that you will learn from me (you should have a basic knowledge in this area)
-Searching for small to medium brands in specific niches with SmartScout
-Storefront stalking and finding wholesalers and brands to buy products from
-General assistance in daily business, e.g., communicating with B2B customers, creating offers for B2B customers, answering emails
-Calculating and assembling orders with suppliers
-Setting price alerts in Keepa and Idealo
-Sourcing tradeshows and compiling promising companies into a Google Sheet
-Bringing in your own ideas and suggestions to improve the work atmosphere and maximize efficiency

You must have a stable internet connection!

Benefits:

-Flexible work schedule – it does not matter when you do the work as long as it is completed
-Bi-weekly payment
-Flexible time off if requested
-Long-term relationship if both parties are satisfied

After reviewing your application, we might give you 1-3 sample tasks each designed to take 10-30 minutes to complete. You will need to pass this project before we can hire you.

If you feel you are right for the job, please include the following in your response:

-Past experience with any tools that could be useful in this job
-Past experience with online arbitrage/wholesale sourcing in Europe in general
-Your favorite animal and why (mandatory, otherwise you won’t be reviewed)
-Your favorite category for sourcing products

I look forward to hearing from you and hope to work together soon.