Category Manager, Sports, Amazon

Description

A Category Manager at Amazon is a passionate customer and category advocate within Amazon, with proven analytical capabilities and project management skills, extreme attention to detail, and the ability to effectively prioritize and multi-task. The Category Manager must be an effective negotiator, leader and communicator in working with some of Amazon’s most important partners and vendors, as well as with internal cross-functional teams. S/he is expected to drive projects of high complexity and operates with significant autonomy and discretion while influencing other external teams.

Key job responsibilities

The Successful Category Manager Must Be Able To

• Act as the ‘business owner’ for her/his categories, possessing a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact our business
• Have a thorough understanding of the industry, trends/events, and continually monitor competitor/industry developments
• Strong focus on customer needs, both existing and potential, and use that knowledge to deliver a customer experience that is unparalleled
• Identify new opportunities, develop and execute project plans,
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, and communicate with internal and external parties, while meeting tight deadlines
• Conduct financial analysis of business opportunities to meet goals
  
  

A day in the life

• Talking to brands
• Focus on input improvement
• SME area workstreams
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of account management, project or program management or buying experience
• 2+ years of market research analyst, product manager, or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of doing one of several roles: quantitative/financial analysis, retail buying, retail planning & allocation, product/project management, pricing, marketing or e-commerce experience
• Bachelor's degree
• Experience driving internal cross-team collaboration
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of doing one of several roles: management consulting, investment banking analyst/associate, or brand manager role at leading consumer packaged goods company experience
• Experience in financial analysis, retail buying, retail planning & allocation, product/project management, marketing, business development, consulting, negotiation or supply chain
  
  

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Company - ASSPL - Karnataka

Job ID: A3009637