Amazon - Category Manager - Private Brands

Private brands - Category manager

- Category Managers at Amazon have an end to end responsibility of the customer experience and growth of the category they have been assigned to.

- The ideal candidate should be passionate about growing business profitably, launching products, have strong product development, vendor identification, sourcing and cost negotiation skills. S/he should excel in both strategic thinking and tactical execution, as responsibilities range from launching new products/brands to enabling growth of existing portfolio. The candidate should also feel comfortable dealing with ambiguity and working in a very entrepreneurial environment.

- The successful candidate for this high impact role will be a self-starter with a passion for independent problem-solving, have proven data analysis skills, and have strengths in stakeholder management and negotiations.

Key job responsibilities:

- Accelerate growth for the private brands business

- Work with product and cataloging teams to launch the north onsite experience for buying experience.

- Work with the marketing team to come up with innovative solutions to engage, educate and entertain the customers.

Basic qualifications:

- Work experience is preferred (1-4 years).

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Proven negotiation skills, influencing abilities

- Strong numerical and analytical aptitude

- Proven experience leading cross-functional projects

- Ability to think and react in a high-energy, fast-paced environment

- Good organizational skills including prioritizing, scheduling, time management, and meeting deadlines

- Detail-oriented