Amazon EU Online Arbitrage & Wholesale Product Sourcer

Amazon EU Online Arbitrage & Wholesale Product Sourcer

We are a Spanish Amazon FBA business looking for an experienced Amazon Product Sourcing Virtual Assistant to join us on a long-term basis.

Our main focus is Online Arbitrage in Europe, especially sourcing profitable products from Spanish online retailers and selling them across:

• Amazon Spain (ES)
• Amazon Germany (DE)
• Amazon France (FR)
• Amazon Italy (IT)

We are looking for someone who understands Amazon sourcing at a serious level — not simply someone who finds products where the current Amazon selling price is higher than the retail price.

You must understand Keepa, Buy Box behavior, competition, Amazon Retail presence, VAT, Amazon fees, sales velocity and real profitability.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITY — ONLINE ARBITRAGE

Your main responsibility will be finding profitable Online Arbitrage opportunities.

We especially want you to source products from Spanish online stores, although opportunities from other reliable European retailers are also welcome.

Examples may include:

• Toys
• Beauty & Cosmetics
• Personal Care
• Home & Kitchen
• Electronics
• Grocery
• Other profitable categories

We do NOT want you to limit yourself to one category.

For every OA lead, we expect you to analyze

• ASIN
• EAN / UPC when available
• Amazon marketplace
• Amazon product URL
• Retailer / source URL
• Purchase price
• Purchase VAT
• Amazon selling price
• Selling VAT
• Amazon fees
• Estimated net profit
• ROI
• Profit margin
• Buy Box
• Keepa price history
• 90 / 180 / 365-day price history
• Estimated monthly sales / sales velocity
• Number of FBA sellers
• Seller count history
• Whether Amazon Retail sells or has sold the product
• Buy Box stability
• Stock available from the retailer
• Maximum recommended purchase quantity
• Any obvious risk or reason NOT to buy the product

We care much more about quality leads than quantity.

Finding a product with 30% ROI today is not enough if the Amazon price has only been at that level for two days.

We expect you to understand the difference between:

Current profitability and sustainable profitability.

You should be able to explain WHY you believe a product is worth buying.

For example:

“32% ROI, stable Buy Box for the last 6 months, approximately 150 monthly sales, 4 FBA sellers and Amazon has not been present recently.”

This type of analysis is much more valuable to us than simply sending a spreadsheet full of ASINs.

EUROPEAN MARKETPLACE ARBITRAGE

You should also understand that a product purchased in Spain may be more profitable in another European Amazon marketplace.

For example:

Buy in Spain → Sell on Amazon DE

Buy in Spain → Sell on Amazon FR

Buy in Spain → Sell on Amazon IT

Therefore, we expect you to compare opportunities across ES, DE, FR and IT whenever appropriate.

VAT & PROFITABILITY

This is very important.

You must either already understand or be willing to learn how to correctly calculate profitability for a Spanish Amazon business.

You should understand concepts such as:

• Purchase price including/excluding VAT
• Recoverable purchase VAT
• Selling VAT
• Different VAT rates between European marketplaces
• Amazon referral fees
• FBA fees
• Net profit
• ROI
• Profit margin

We will provide our exact calculation rules, but previous experience with European Amazon VAT calculations is a major advantage.

We do NOT want inflated profitability calculations caused by incorrect VAT treatment.

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY — WHOLESALE SOURCING

Online Arbitrage will be your main responsibility.

However, we would also strongly value someone who can help us find Wholesale opportunities.

We are interested in finding European suppliers that are as close to the brand as possible:

Brand → Official Distributor → Major Authorized Wholesaler → Us

Rather than:

Brand → Distributor → Wholesaler → Another Wholesaler → Us

You may be asked to:

• Find brands suitable for Amazon
• Find official or authorized European distributors
• Find Spanish and European wholesalers
• Identify the company behind a brand's distribution
• Find B2B contact details
• Contact suppliers
• Request wholesale accounts
• Request price lists
• Analyze supplier catalogues
• Match EANs to Amazon ASINs
• Calculate profitability
• Identify the best products inside large supplier Excel files
• Research MOQ and payment conditions

Experience finding authorized distributors or suppliers close to the brand is a big plus.

TOOLS / EXPERIENCE WE VALUE

Experience with some of the following is highly preferred:

• Keepa
• SellerAmp SAS
• BuyBotPro
• Amazon Seller Central
• Amazon FBA Calculator
• Google Sheets / Excel
• Tactical Arbitrage
• Seller Assistant
• RevSeller
• European Amazon marketplaces

You do NOT need experience with every tool.

However, strong Keepa knowledge is essential.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We want someone who:

• Has previous Amazon OA sourcing experience
• Understands Keepa beyond basic charts
• Can work independently
• Thinks critically before submitting a lead
• Understands that high ROI does not automatically mean a good purchase
• Can identify price tanking risks
• Understands Buy Box behavior
• Checks Amazon Retail presence
• Checks competition
• Can work with European Amazon marketplaces
• Is comfortable working with numbers and spreadsheets
• Is organized and reliable
• Communicates clearly in English
• Wants a long-term position

Experience specifically with Amazon Europe is highly preferred.

Experience sourcing from Spanish retailers is an even bigger advantage.

WORKING ARRANGEMENT

We would initially like to work approximately:

15–20 hours per week

If the collaboration works well, there is potential to increase the number of hours and responsibility significantly.

Initial target compensation:

Approximately $5–6/hour depending on experience.

We are interested in building a long-term relationship with the right person.

PAID TRIAL

Shortlisted candidates will complete a paid sourcing trial.

The trial may include:

Online Arbitrage

Find several products currently available from European retailers — preferably Spanish retailers — that could potentially be profitable on Amazon ES, DE, FR or IT.

You will need to explain:

• Why you selected the product
• Profit
• ROI
• VAT calculation
• Keepa history
• Competition
• Sales estimate
• Amazon presence
• Risks
• Recommended purchase quantity

Wholesale

You may also be asked to identify a small number of potential European wholesale suppliers or authorized distributors.

The purpose of the trial is NOT to see who can find the highest number of products.

We want to see how you think and how you analyze an opportunity.

HOW TO APPLY

Please start your application with the words:

BRIDGE OA

This lets us know you have read the entire job description.

Then answer the following questions:

1. How many years or months have you worked as an Amazon Product Sourcer?

2. Have you worked specifically with Online Arbitrage?

3. Have you sourced for Amazon Europe before? If yes, which marketplaces?

4. Have you previously sourced products from Spanish or European online retailers?

5. What tools do you normally use for sourcing?

6. How confident are you with Keepa from 1–10?

7. Explain briefly what you check on Keepa before recommending a product.

8. If a product currently has a 35% ROI but the selling price was 20% lower for most of the previous 90 days, would you recommend buying it? Why?

9. How do you check whether Amazon Retail is a dangerous competitor on a listing?

10. Do you understand VAT calculations for Amazon EU? Please explain briefly how you calculate true profit.

11. Have you done Wholesale supplier sourcing before?

12. Have you analyzed large supplier Excel / CSV price lists before?

13. What hourly rate are you requesting?

14. How many hours per week are you available?

Please also include a brief example of a successful Amazon sourcing project you have worked on previously.

We are looking for someone who wants to grow with us and become a key part of our product sourcing operation.