Presentation Brief & Bio:
Chris Nielsen
VP, Home and Garden
Amazon Services
RETAIL PANEL—How to Become a Top-Tier Supplier
In this final presentation, several prominent retailers representing different channels will explore how to best meet the needs of each channel. Panelists will answer the following types of questions:
- What are retailers looking for from housewares suppliers in terms of product, delivery, service?
- How important is innovation?
- What collaborative role can retailers play with vendors in developing new products?
- How does a vendor make it to the top?
- How is sustainability impacting retailers?
Be prepared to ask your own questions of each panelist.
Chris Nielsen was appointed vice president of Amazon Home & Garden in 2006. He is responsible for Amazon's merchandising, marketing, inventory management and customer service for all Home & Garden categories. Prior to this position, Nielsen served as director of the Home & Garden team and previously of hardlines finance at Amazon, supporting Home & Garden, Electronics, Jewelry, Gourmet Food and other stores.
Prior to working at Amazon, Nielsen was a manager at Bain & Company, a leading business consulting firm. He served clients in the consumer products, online retail, and telecommunications industries in the areas of profit improvement, growth strategy and business development. Before joining Bain & Company, Nielsen worked for Accenture.
Nielsen holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University.
