Job Description

DESCRIPTION

Sr. Category Manager

Own Category topline, core flywheel inputs of selection, speed, pricing and deep engagement and scope to impact customer experience and marketing engagement.

Key job responsibilities
Amazon strives to be Earth\'s most customer-centric company where people can find and discover virtually anything they want to buy online. By giving customers more of what they want - low prices, vast selection, and convenience - Amazon continues to grow and evolve as a world-class e-commerce platform. Amazon\'s evolution from Web site to e-commerce partner to development platform is driven by the spirit of innovation that is part of the company\'s DNA.

About the Role:
The Toys Category team in India is looking for a Manager, Category Management to own and drive scale-up of categories and critical customer-focused initiatives. The person who joins this team must share our passion and commitment for serving customers while also making Amazon a preferred partner for toys. S/he must be able to balance thinking big, working with ambiguity while driving speed of experimentation. We are looking for self-starters with strong analytical skills and result-orientation who can make and execute independent, data-driven decisions and work with senior stakeholders across borders, both internally and externally.

The successful candidate for this critical role will have strengths in independent problem-solving and working around constraints, demonstrate great \xe2\x80\x9cvoice\xe2\x80\x9d and strong writing skills, show strong ownership and persistence, lead a team to deliver org goals, have proven leadership experience in managing projects, and be comfortable with evolving structure in a new space

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Bengaluru, KA, IND

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of team management experience
- 5+ years of account management, project or program management or buying experience
- Bachelor\'s degree
- Experience with vendor negotiations, pricing and promotion or inventory management
- Experience driving internal cross-team collaboration
- Experience at a senior level in the fashion industry ideally in an e-commerce, retail, key account management or consulting role

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience using data to influence business decisions
- Experience driving direction and alignment with cross-functional teams

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