Product Sourcing & Trend Analyst for Amazon market places

A distributor in Home, DIY, Garden and Kitchen categories, is looking to hire a remote analyst to own the research to identify white label options that has demand, not too costly in promoting (CPC cost), for Amazon UK / EU / US private label range. The role — end to end across our pipeline: 1. Opportunity discovery (weekly cadence) - Run systematic weekly category sweeps in Keepa Product Finder (access and training provided) to surface products and brands where Amazon retail is not competing on the buy box — our core signal for winnable categories - Group findings by brand, not just individual ASINs — brands with multiple no-Amazon-buy-box listings are wholesale account targets for us, not just product ideas - Cross-reference with Helium 10 (Black Box/Xray) or Jungle Scout for demand estimation, competitor review-count and revenue analysis - Validate demand durability with Google Trends (12-month trend, not spike patterns) and flag seasonality 2. Filtering and qualification - Apply our filter criteria before anything is shortlisted: combined competitor review counts, Amazon buy-box absence, stable-to-growing 12-month demand, and physical product profile (weight, size, fragility — shipping economics matter) - Build full landed-cost models: unit cost estimates, sea/air freight, UK import duty and VAT, Amazon FBA fees and referral fees, target margin — showing the maximum viable buy price at a genuinely competitive retail price, not an optimistic one. 3. Sourcing research - Identify and pre-vet candidate manufacturers on Alibaba: Experienced Supplier status, transaction history, existing certifications (UKCA/CE where relevant), MOQ and sample terms - Prepare supplier shortlists and comparison sheets ready for our team to take into sample orders and negotiation (including Canton Fair preparation). 5. Reporting - A weekly shortlist report (3–5 candidates with full supporting data), split between white-label opportunities and new-brand wholesale opportunities, with a clear recommendation and confidence level on each - A monthly review of pipeline performance: what was actioned, what was passed on, and what the sell-through of previously launched candidates says about our filter criteria. What we're looking for: 2+ years hands-on experience with Amazon product research tools — Keepa (including Product Finder queries) plus at least one of Helium 10 or Jungle Scout. Please state exactly which tools and which features you've used in real sourcing work Demonstrable sourcing research experience — you've built landed-cost models before and can talk through one; you understand FBA fee structures, UK/EU import basics (duty, VAT), and why a £9 product can lose money Experience with Alibaba supplier vetting (or equivalent China-sourcing research) strongly preferred Strong spreadsheet skills (lookups, cost models, clean data presentation) and clear written English reporting Understanding of UK/Amazon.co.uk marketplace dynamics preferred; SellerAmp (SAS) familiarity a plus Bonus: experience watching product trends move from TikTok/social into marketplace demand What you won't be doing: final buying decisions, supplier negotiation, or placing orders — you make the recommendation sourcing-ready; our team takes it from there. Structure: Part-time to start (est. 10–15 hrs/week), remote, with scope to grow into a fuller role based on results. With your application, please include one example of a product opportunity you identified in past work — what the data showed, what you recommended, and what happened. Applications without a concrete example won't be shortlisted.