Category Manager, Amazon Europe Fixed Term Contract

Spin Master is a leading global childrens entertainment company creating exceptional play experiences through its three creative centres: Toys Entertainment and Digital Games. With distribution in over 100 countries Spin Master is best known for award-winning brands PAW Patrol Bakugan Kinetic Sand Air Hogs Hatchimals Rubiks Cube and GUND and is the global toy licensee for other popular properties.

What will you work on

As the Category Manager Amazon Europe you will formulate execute and lead the EU team to support the merchandising strategy and Spin Masters online growth objectives within the EU/UK markets. Your focus is to deliver best in class Amazon experiences across each EU country site including UK partnering with all local teams to drive digital shelf excellence. This involves defining the FY range ensuring AMZ EU sales forecasts are accurate via our consensus process driving traffic and conversion for our catalogue portfolio and optimizing aspects of the digital shelf including availability placement content compliance and review sentiment. As the Team Lead you will utilize the technology and tools available and be the go to person for range planning merchandising initiatives and knowledge.

How will you create impact

• Define the AMZ range across UK/EU and partner with KAMs and AMZ demand planner in our monthly consensus meeting to ensure accurate sales forecasting. Manage the priority catalogue portfolio across Amazon Europe
• Be the AMZ lead in our SM excess meeting to ensure overstocks are managed
• Develop and maintain an e-commerce merchandise strategy to supports Amazons digital shelf and specific growth plans for the catalogue portfolio across EU/UK
• Provide support to develop standardise and execute the best-in-class e-commerce executions in collaboration with colleagues from sales marketing and eCOE teams
• Drive and review content compliance strategy for new and existing brands/products
• Leverage digital tools to analyse and review sentiment for new launches
• Manage and align Amazon EU/UK marketing budget and plan/share best practice across all brands for peak seasons events and launches throughout the year (pending new MD discussion)
• Oversee and review current marketing agencies across EU/UK to measure effectiveness and return on investment with objective of driving both organic and sponsored search and sales
• Assist the teams in optimizing product listings using expertise of keyword research digital marketing SEM online display advertising and SEO from inception of goal to full execution
• Collaborate and partner with our licensors to build and drive brand execution on site

What are your skills and experience

• Bachelors degree in Business Marketing or related eCommerce field required; MBA an asset
• Minimum 2 years prior experience in eCommerce merchandising/specialist preferably with a toy retail or consumer products company
• Success with implementing and maintaining Digital/eCommerce systems
• Knowledge in Supply Chain Trade Marketing or Merchandising
• Advanced knowledge of the ecosystem and flywheel
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite
• Strong data analytics problem-solving reporting business modeling & forecasting skills
• Working knowledge of Power BI is an asset
• Strong presentation and collaborative skills with all internal and external teams
• Strong project management abilities; prioritizing and handling multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong Management Skills: communication planning delegating and decision-making
• Capable of adapting management style to support the growth and motivation of individuals

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This job posting is tied to an open vacancy.

What you can expect from us:

Our mission is to Make Life More Fun with a vision to push the boundaries of innovation creativity and fun.

• Growth and Career Opportunities

• Flexible Work Hours

• Innovation Collaboration and Fun

• Comprehensive Benefits

• Other fun Perks!

Whats it like to work here

Spin Master is a fast-paced hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making; though our challenging start-up atmosphere isnt for everyone we have a proven record of opportunities for future advancement and internal transfers for our passionate and results driven team.

Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants.

Spin Master strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation please contact our Talent Acquisition team by email at and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

We do appreciate all interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted.