Amazon Wholesale Product Sourcing VA
First Choice Garden Maintenance
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Remote / Philippines
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6 hours ago
Full time
$250.00 – $450.00/monthly
Compensation
Job Description
We are a UK-based Amazon business looking for a reliable and detail-oriented **Amazon Wholesale Product Sourcing Virtual Assistant** based in the Philippines.
Your main responsibility will be researching profitable wholesale products and identifying brands, distributors, and suppliers that could be suitable for our Amazon business.
This is a long-term position for someone who understands Amazon product research or is willing to learn our sourcing criteria and processes.
### What you will do
* Research profitable wholesale products to sell on Amazon
* Analyse Amazon listings and sales data
* Research brands, distributors, wholesalers, and suppliers
* Review supplier price lists and catalogues
* Compare wholesale prices against Amazon selling prices
* Calculate estimated profit and ROI
* Check sales rank and estimated monthly sales
* Analyse competition and number of FBA sellers
* Check whether Amazon itself is selling on the listing
* Identify potential IP, brand, or listing risks
* Look for products with consistent sales history
* Record sourcing opportunities accurately in Google Sheets
* Contact suppliers when required
* Keep clear records of brands and suppliers researched
* Follow our sourcing criteria and SOPs carefully
### Tools you may use
Experience with any of the following is useful:
* Keepa
* SellerAmp SAS
* Amazon Seller Central
* BuyBotPro
* SmartScout
* Google Sheets / Excel
* Google search
* ChatGPT and other AI research tools
You do not need experience with every tool, but **Keepa & SAS knowledge is highly desirable**.
### What makes a good wholesale lead
We will provide our exact buying criteria, but generally we will be looking at factors such as:
* Consistent sales
* Healthy profit margin
* Good return on investment
* Stable pricing
* Reasonable competition
* Suitable number of FBA sellers
* Reliable Buy Box activity
* No obvious price wars
* Products that can potentially be reordered regularly
* Reliable UK suppliers, wholesalers, or distributors
We are not simply looking for random profitable products.
We want **high-quality, repeatable wholesale opportunities** that could become long-term products for our Amazon business.
### Working hours
* **4 hours per day**
* **5 days per week**
* Approximately **20 hours per week**
* Remote position
* Philippines-based applicants preferred
* Long-term position
There may be opportunities for increased hours, higher pay, and performance bonuses as you become more experienced and consistently find profitable products.
### Who we are looking for
The ideal candidate is:
* Very detail-oriented
* Good with numbers
* Comfortable using spreadsheets
* Patient with product research
* Able to research independently
* Reliable and consistent
* Good at following detailed instructions
* Able to communicate clearly in English
* Comfortable learning new software
* Interested in Amazon and e-commerce
Previous experience sourcing products for **Amazon UK wholesale** is a major advantage.
Experience specifically with Amazon UK is preferred, although candidates with Amazon US sourcing experience are also welcome to apply.
### Application instructions
Please send:
1. A short introduction about yourself
2. Details of any Amazon sourcing experience you have
3. Which Amazon marketplaces you have worked with
4. Which sourcing tools you have used
5. Your experience with Keepa
6. Your experience with SellerAmp or similar software
7. How many hours you are available each week
8. Your expected hourly or monthly rate
If you have previous sourcing experience, please also send an example of a sourcing spreadsheet or explain how you normally d ---------- whether a wholesale product is worth buying.
Please remove any confidential information belonging to previous employers.
### Short sourcing test
Shortlisted applicants may be given a small sourcing test.
For example, we may provide a supplier website, price list, or brand and ask you to analyse several products.
We will be looking at:
* Your understanding of Keepa
* Profit calculations
* ROI
* Competition
* Sales history
* Buy Box behaviour
* Your ability to identify potential problems
* The quality of your reasoning
We care more about **finding a few genuinely good opportunities** than submitting dozens of poor-quality leads.
**Important:** Start your application with the words **“WHOLESALE SOURCING”** so we know you have read the full job description.
### Long-term opportunity
We want someone who can eventually take ownership of a large part of our product sourcing process.
As you develop, the role may expand into:
* Supplier outreach
* Opening wholesale accounts
* Analysing supplier catalogues
* Negotiating pricing
* Replenishment analysis
* Purchase order preparation
* Inventory planning
* Brand research
* Managing supplier relationships
If you perform well, there will be opportunities for **more responsibility, increased pay, and performance-based bonuses**.
Skills Required
Keepa, ChatGPT, Seller Amp SAS