About the role
A Category Manager at Amazon is a passionate customer and category advocate within Amazon with proven analytical capabilities and project management skills extreme attention to detail and the ability to effectively prioritize and multitask. The Category Manager must be an effective negotiator leader and communicator in working with some of Amazons most important partners and vendors as well as with internal crossfunctional teams. S/he is expected to drive projects of high complexity and operates with significant autonomy and discretion while influencing other external teams.
Key job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
The successful Category Manager must be able to:
Act as the business owner for her/his categories possessing a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact our business
Have a thorough understanding of the industry trends/events and continually monitor competitor/industry developments
Strong focus on customer needs both existing and potential and use that knowledge to deliver a customer experience that is unparalleled
Identify new opportunities develop and execute project plans
Coordinate crossfunctional teams and communicate with internal and external parties while meeting tight deadlines
Conduct financial analysis of business opportunities to meet goals
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
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Required Experience:
Manager