Sr. Category Manager, Consumables Private Brands

Description

The Amazon Consumables Private Label team is creating a global portfolio of consumables products to meet customers' daily needs. We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Category Manager with a healthy obsession for the rapidly evolving world of consumer packaged goods, online delivery, and product innovation to join our team and help us change the everyday lives of our global customers. The Category Manager will work across our portfolio to identify/launch new private brand selection opportunities on .com and drive improvements in our P&L.

You are passionate about identifying a compelling, profitable assortment that will delight our customers. You have experience analyzing data, driving cost out of the supply chain, and developing new businesses. You enjoy building profitable businesses and getting into the details of a P&L. You have an amazing level of intellectual curiosity, strong financial acumen, a high degree of ownership and integrity, and a high attention to detail. You are an independent self-starter who thrives in connecting people and ideas and have a strong entrepreneurial drive. You excel at communication and are comfortable with playing a lead role in a highly visible organization. You coordinate with cross-functional teams to drive growth and process improvement for your business.

Key job responsibilities
The Category Manager’s primary responsibilities will include working across private brand stakeholders throughout WW Consumables and Private Brands to:

Evaluate the online and offline assortment across channels and determine the right selection (based on product types, attributes, brands) for us to assort and scale on .com based on market trends and customer needs analysis

Weekly and monthly tracking of category P&Ls to monitor profitability goals and diving deep where needed to drive continuous improvement.
Partner closely with supply chain to drive scalable process development, operational planning (e.g. safety stock, cross-channel allocation strategy, forecast consolidation etc.) and understanding of comprehensive financial analysis to support forecasting/inventory investments.
Influence executive decision-makers, helping them to understand the brand, desired product positioning, key points of difference, and target customer.
Collaborate with other members of the Consumables Private Label team including Commercialization, Pricing, and Instock Management.
Partner closely with cross functional teams including the retail category teams, marketing, product development, legal, product compliance, social responsibility, finance, and transportation to deliver on net revenue and customer satisfaction.
Develop a thorough understanding of the market segment, seasonality and global trends/events, and continually monitoring competitor efforts.

This is a full-time position that may require travel, up to 5% of the time over the course of the year to domestic or international Amazon locations.

Basic Qualifications

- 5 years of with Excel experience
- 5 years of account management, project or program management or buying experience
- Bachelor's degree, or 5 years of professional or military experience
- Knowledge of Microsoft Access or SQL
- Experience using data to influence business decisions
- Experience driving internal cross-team collaboration
- Experience with business analysis and P&L management

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience driving direction and alignment with cross-functional teams
- Experience in influencing senior leadership through data driven insights
- Usage of generative AI tools to enhance workflow efficiency, with a willingness to learn effective prompting and evaluation practices.
- Ability to recognize opportunities where generative AI could enhance products, workflows, or customer experiences.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.