Category Manager, Home Improvement
Posted 17 hours 41 minutes ago by Amazon
Category Managers at Amazon have end-to-end responsibility for the customer experience and growth of their category. Amazon strives to present its customers with the widest selection of products at the best prices. Category managers anticipate their customer needs and incorporate them into the business roadmap and own end-to-end execution with stakeholders, including brands and sellers.
Responsibilities include being the business owner, with responsibility for signing the right mix of selection in partnership with sellers, adding unique selection, driving traffic conversion, relevant promotion constructs while delivering top-notch customer experience on catalog as well. The successful candidate must be an effective leader and communicator working with our most important partners, as well as with internal colleagues and groups.
The ideal candidate should have experience in forging and building stakeholder relationships. Some understanding of planning product cycles and selling online is preferred. The right candidate will be flexible, action and results-oriented, self-starting, and have strong analytical skills.
Key Responsibilities- Defining and implementing strategies
- Driving an online business
- Managing internal and external stakeholders
- Planning and forecasting
- 3+ years of experience with Excel
- 3+ years of retail, operations, product or program management, or business management/consulting with negotiations and delivering results experience
- Bachelor's 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
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.