Sr. Category Manager, Blink

Blink is looking for a driven strategic customer-centric Senior Category Manager with experience working in a high growth business operation. The Senior Category Manager will be solution-focused and analytical an expert practitioner in creating competitive environments and have a strong bias for decision-making rooted in data and analytics. The candidate will have proven experience delivering results both within and outside his/her this role you will work cross functionally with business leaders across the company including GTM Marketing Channel Sales Supply Chain and Finance to strengthen Blinks position in the marketplace as well as drive sales and strategic growth in Offline and Online channels. This candidate will ensure that developed strategies across critical categories and product verticals win with our customers.

Successful candidates must work well in a fast-paced and often ambiguous environment and will work alongside highly collaborative and entrepreneurial colleagues in a startup environment. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in AI technologies demonstrated experience in AI prompt engineering and the ability to leverage AI tools for advanced analytics. Additionally strong Excel Skills and experience in forecasting both unit/financial performance are critical in this role.


Key job responsibilities
Develop and lead weekly monthly and annual business reviews and sales planning processes.
Develop AI-based analytics dashboards and reporting systems to lead implementation of category learnings insight and business strategies driving prioritization and mitigation of risks substantiated and balanced by sound business/market rationale and thought leadership.
Manage and own the promotional strategy and planning across all channels including iteration developing a bundling strategy modeling forecasting and post-analysis reporting to inform our decision making on future programs.
Develop AI driven category optimization strategies to increase customer awareness and creating processes to better manage the performance of the category over the long term.
Partner with retail teams in offline and online channels regarding strategic business planning identifying opportunities and evaluating marketing solutions that drive profitable sales growth.
Partner with sales in crafting analysis actions and messaging for key strategic topics as well as monthly/quarterly business review meetings.
Foster and facilitate alignment across the sales and marketing business unit around data and insights to develop the view on global growth and household formation.
Work closely with Planning and GTM teams to imbue business cases with objective strategic rationale for build/forecasting meetings.


- 5 years of product or program management product marketing business development or technology experience
- Bachelors degree or equivalent
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- Experience with end to end product delivery
- Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
- Experience as a product manager or owner
- Experience owning technology products
- Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience with AI/ML technologies in a business context.
- Proficient in AI prompting/AI-leveraged analytics.
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex AI insights into actionable business strategies
- Experience with AI-driven market analysis and competitive intelligence tools

- Experience in influencing senior leadership through data driven insights
- Experience working across functional teams and senior stakeholders
- Experience leading AI transformation initiatives in strategic planning or category management

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at CA Hawthorne - 136000.00 - 184100.00 USD annually