Souhaib Benmaou

About Souhaib Benmaou

An energetic and influential driving force, with a bias for action, I am a flexibly…

Experience

1. Senior Vendor Manager - Kindle Amazon

   Amazon

   Mar 2022 — Present · London, GB

   Ecommerce market leader and world’s largest bookstore, with multi-format offering: print, digital, and audiobooks Operating across major European cities, collaborating cross-functionally within geographically dispersed EU Books team, and reporting to France Country Manager; travelling regularly in delivery of role Accelerating digitalisation and innovation of book consumption in owning and growing multimillion portfolio of digital French language titles, defining stretching goals across key growth metrics, and delivering on global strategic goals Managing large business relationships across top five publishers in France and in French speaking markets internationally Winning over resistance and overcoming hostile French market environment by resiliently persevering in nurturing relationships of trust, previously not in place, to bring publishers on board Leading on discussions and negotiations with C-suite decision-makers; consistently exceeding all Amazon term improvement targets Driving increase in synchronous day / date release of digital formats for all new titles, identifying gaps via deep dive analysis of data trends; leveraging support of six offshore business analysts Exceeding all set EU book digitalisation targets as region’s digitalisation SME Boosting performance in France of innovative subscription programmes, Kindle Unlimited and Prime Reading, Championing publisher engagement and programme uptake as persuasive advocate for digitalisation, with France now fastest growing marketplace worldwide and second biggest (from fourth) for Kindle Unlimited and exemplar for other markets to follow Improving Amazon Deals performance by increasing programme flexibility, with localised seasonal deals aligned with competitor offerings and enhanced marketing support

Education

• Algiers University

  Bachelor's degree

  2004 — 2008

• Middlesex University

  Master's degree

  2011 — 2012

Skills

• Management
• Budgets
• Food
• Brand Management
• New Business Development
• Bloomberg
• Strategic Planning
• Negotiation
• Business Strategy
• Fmcg
• Key Account Management
• Trade Finance
• Sales
• Project Finance
• Wholesale
• Business Development
• Crm
• Market Research
• Retail