Job Description
DESCRIPTION
Do you have a passion for products? Do you want to build a business from the ground up? Do you have proven analytical capabilities, exceptional communication, project management skills, and the ability to multi-task and thrive in a fast-paced environment? If yes, you should consider Amazon Private Label.
The US Consumables Private Brand team is looking for a customer-obsessed Sr. Category Manager to help drive one of the most exciting categories at Amazon.com. You are passionate about identifying a compelling, profitable assortment that will delight our customers. You have experience analyzing data, driving cost out of the supply chain, and developing new businesses. You enjoy building profitable businesses and getting into the details of a P&L. You have an amazing level of intellectual curiosity, strong financial acumen, a high degree of ownership and integrity, and a high attention to detail. You are an independent self-starter who thrives in connecting people and ideas and have a strong entrepreneurial drive. You excel at communication and are comfortable with playing a lead role in a highly visible organization. You coordinate with cross-functional teams to drive growth and process improvement for your business.
Key job responsibilities
The ideal candidate should be passionate about products and have outstanding project management abilities. S/he should excel in both strategic thinking and tactical execution, as responsibilities range from creating business plans to driving product development. The candidate should also feel comfortable dealing with ambiguity and working in a very entrepreneurial environment.
• Evaluate the online and offline assortment across channels and determine the right selection (based on product types, attributes, brands) for us to assort and scale on .com based on market trends and customer needs analysis.
• Work across cross-functional stakeholders to determine optimal sourcing models, pricing, promotional, and packaging strategy, product road-mapping, and selection launch timelines.
• Weekly and monthly tracking of category P&Ls to monitor profitability goals and diving deep where needed to drive continuous improvement.
• Partner closely with supply chain to drive scalable process development, operational planning and understanding of comprehensive financial analysis to support forecasting/inventory investments.
• Understand market trends and build business cases for new product opportunities. Be responsible for building and executing on new initiatives and roadmaps each year.
• Lead, direct, supervise, and control the execution of all business, fiscal and administrative functions of the assigned product category. Possess a broad operations background demonstrated ability to “roll up their sleeves” and jump in and drive resolution, along with managing a team.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of product or program management, product marketing, business development or technology experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- Experience with end to end product delivery
Job Tags
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