Category Growth Manager
Category Growth Manager
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14-04-2025
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Amazons Retail business is looking for a Category Growth Manager to join our team as we continue our trajectory of growth and raising the bar in ecommerce for Australian customers. This role is multifaceted in nature working cross functionally with various teams including marketing finance supply chain Amazon Ads and our external supplier partners. Joining the Amazon Retail team is an exciting learning opportunity and the start of a career in Amazons Retail business and beyond.
As a Category Growth Manager you will be a passionate advocate for our customers and developing a category based on strong relationships with our supplier partners. You will be successful in the role by building long term strategic relationships with our existing suppliers and also engage with new brands to help drive incremental growth opportunities for them on . Helping the growth of your colleagues is also important; you will act as a Subject Matter Expert in a particular field and will play a role coaching and developing members of the team and peers across the business.
An Amazon Category Growth Manager also complements their investments in relationships and people with a sharp analytical mind: being comfortable with a suite of metrics across multiple KPIs is a must likewise is holding an affinity with complex analysis and making datadriven decisions. Adding structure to processes creating rigorous mechanisms and understanding operational flows will be part and parcel of your role.
A successful Amazon Category Growth Manager will:
Enjoy a high degree of ownership: this will include owning the category P&L ranging decisions and expansion driving operational efficiencies and becoming your teams Subject Matter Expert in various topics.
Be a determined learner and naturally curious; holding an interest in developing Amazons ways of working such as documentled meetings and culture of high velocity decision making.
Be a relationshipbuilder developing trust and helping drive mutually beneficial outcomes for all stakeholders.
Problem solve both individually and as a team; working backwards from the customer.
Demonstrate strong organizational skills effectively prioritizing tasks.
Create an inclusive environment; actively seek diversity of thought.
Exhibit proficiency in using bespoke tools and systems including an increasing use of AI.
Amazon values diverse experiences: experience in similar roles is beneficial but not required; diverse backgrounds are valued and candidates with transferable skills are encouraged to apply even if not all preferred qualifications listed in the job description are met. We are hiring across the business units and will help match your profile to one of the exciting categories as we go through the hiring process:
Consumables categories (such as Grocery Beauty or Household)
Fashion business (ex. Apparel Luggage or Shoes)
Electronics categories (such as Audio Consumer Electronics or TV)
Home & Living (for example Toys Kitchen or Sports)
Entertainment (including Physical Books Video Games Music and Digital Products)
Learn More about Amazon Australia
Our retail team operates out of our fabulous CBD office conveniently located near many transportation options. This position requires fulltime inoffice presence 5 days per week at our CBD location.
Amazon offers employees a competitive remuneration package including participation in the company stock plan as applicable. There are also a great range of benefits that make Amazon a great place to work including our popular Dogs At Work program which has been proven to lower stress and boost morale and is now running successfully in our corporate offices around Australia.
Our commuter benefits scheme allows employees to save on the cost of getting to and from work while Amazon also offers subsidized health insurance for employees and their dependents on top of salary continuance (income protection) and life insurance.
Amazon has all kinds of jobs for all kinds of people and prides itself on hiring individuals with all types of background and experiences and celebrates diversity of leadership and thought as a key component in its mission to create the most customercentric company in the world.
Key job responsibilities
3 years of with Excel experience
5 years of retail operations product or program management or business management/consulting with negotiations and delivering results experience
Bachelors degree or 3 years of professional or military experience
Experience with financial analysis and P&L ownership
Experience managing large data sets and utilizing to drive performance and process improvements
Experience in vendor negotiations pricing and promotion inventory management and product development
Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
IDE statement:
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation disability age or other legally protected attributes.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
As a Category Growth Manager you will be a passionate advocate for our customers and developing a category based on strong relationships with our supplier partners. You will be successful in the role by building long term strategic relationships with our existing suppliers and also engage with new brands to help drive incremental growth opportunities for them on . Helping the growth of your colleagues is also important; you will act as a Subject Matter Expert in a particular field and will play a role coaching and developing members of the team and peers across the business.
An Amazon Category Growth Manager also complements their investments in relationships and people with a sharp analytical mind: being comfortable with a suite of metrics across multiple KPIs is a must likewise is holding an affinity with complex analysis and making datadriven decisions. Adding structure to processes creating rigorous mechanisms and understanding operational flows will be part and parcel of your role.
A successful Amazon Category Growth Manager will:
Enjoy a high degree of ownership: this will include owning the category P&L ranging decisions and expansion driving operational efficiencies and becoming your teams Subject Matter Expert in various topics.
Be a determined learner and naturally curious; holding an interest in developing Amazons ways of working such as documentled meetings and culture of high velocity decision making.
Be a relationshipbuilder developing trust and helping drive mutually beneficial outcomes for all stakeholders.
Problem solve both individually and as a team; working backwards from the customer.
Demonstrate strong organizational skills effectively prioritizing tasks.
Create an inclusive environment; actively seek diversity of thought.
Exhibit proficiency in using bespoke tools and systems including an increasing use of AI.
Amazon values diverse experiences: experience in similar roles is beneficial but not required; diverse backgrounds are valued and candidates with transferable skills are encouraged to apply even if not all preferred qualifications listed in the job description are met. We are hiring across the business units and will help match your profile to one of the exciting categories as we go through the hiring process:
Consumables categories (such as Grocery Beauty or Household)
Fashion business (ex. Apparel Luggage or Shoes)
Electronics categories (such as Audio Consumer Electronics or TV)
Home & Living (for example Toys Kitchen or Sports)
Entertainment (including Physical Books Video Games Music and Digital Products)
Learn More about Amazon Australia
Our retail team operates out of our fabulous CBD office conveniently located near many transportation options. This position requires fulltime inoffice presence 5 days per week at our CBD location.
Amazon offers employees a competitive remuneration package including participation in the company stock plan as applicable. There are also a great range of benefits that make Amazon a great place to work including our popular Dogs At Work program which has been proven to lower stress and boost morale and is now running successfully in our corporate offices around Australia.
Our commuter benefits scheme allows employees to save on the cost of getting to and from work while Amazon also offers subsidized health insurance for employees and their dependents on top of salary continuance (income protection) and life insurance.
Amazon has all kinds of jobs for all kinds of people and prides itself on hiring individuals with all types of background and experiences and celebrates diversity of leadership and thought as a key component in its mission to create the most customercentric company in the world.
Key job responsibilities
3 years of with Excel experience
5 years of retail operations product or program management or business management/consulting with negotiations and delivering results experience
Bachelors degree or 3 years of professional or military experience
Experience with financial analysis and P&L ownership
Experience managing large data sets and utilizing to drive performance and process improvements
Experience in vendor negotiations pricing and promotion inventory management and product development
Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
IDE statement:
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation disability age or other legally protected attributes.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
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