Jun 26, 2026
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3.5
60% would recommend to a friend
Andrew Jassy
50% approve of CEO
57% positive business outlook
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4.0
Jun 26, 2026
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Full P&L ownership — You run your category like your own business, owning revenue, margin, pricing, and selection decisions with direct accountability to results. Accelerated skill development — The role is a 4-in-1 crash course in negotiation, analytics, marketing, and supply chain strategy — few other roles build breadth this fast. Data & tooling advantage — Amazon's internal systems give you granular demand, profitability, and competitive pricing data that most retailers simply don't have access to. Internal mobility & brand recognition — VM experience is a launchpad within Amazon (retail leadership, product, ops, strategy) and carries serious weight externally with CPG companies, consulting firms, and other retailers. Scale of impact — Even a niche category can be a $100M+ book of business, meaning your decisions have real, measurable financial impact from day one.
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Relentless pace & pressure — Quarterly (and often weekly) targets on revenue, margin, and cost savings create a high-pressure environment with little downtime. Limited creative/strategic autonomy — Despite "owning" your category, many decisions are constrained by Amazon's flywheel priorities (e.g., lowest price, CRaP thresholds, automated pricing systems) which can override your judgment. High volume of operational tasks — A significant chunk of time goes to PO management, chargebacks, supply chain firefighting, and vendor portal issues rather than strategic work. Adversarial vendor dynamics — You're constantly negotiating cost reductions and funding from vendors, which can make relationships transactional and stressful rather than truly collaborative. Burnout & attrition — The combination of long hours, aggressive targets, and stack-ranked performance reviews leads to high turnover in VM orgs — it's one of Amazon's higher-churn roles.
1.0
Jun 26, 2026
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This company is the worst company and has no pros working here except for decent pay for which they make you overwork the pay you are getting
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Working at this company is a nightmare with worst managers and leadership. Terrible culture with poor work life balance and PIPs full of narcissist people.
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