Senior Category Manager, Amazon

Amazon; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the e-commerce sector seeks a Senior Category Manager to enhance brand selection and availability. This role demands a results-oriented individual with proven experience in category management, exceptional analytical skills, and a strong ability to influence business decisions through data. Join a dynamic team committed to customer satisfaction and innovation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in category management or related fields.
• Experience using data to influence business decisions.
• Knowledge of P&L management and business analysis.

Responsibilities

• Identify selection gaps and track the brand's offline catalogue.
• Create demand by developing a marketing calendar aligned with vendor objectives.
• Ensure continuous product availability and catalogue quality.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Flexibility

Data-driven decision making

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Master's degree

Professional/military experience

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Access

SQL

Job description

As a Senior Category Manager, you will focus on delivering 5 core focus areas for the brand: Selection, demand generation, catalogue quality, business advice, and availability.

The person who joins the leadership team in this position must share our passion and commitment for serving our customers. This ideal candidate should have experience in forging and building brand relationships. Some understanding of planning product cycles and selling online is preferred. The right candidate will be flexible, action-oriented, results-oriented, self-starting, and have strong analytical skills. He or she must have a proven track record in taking ownership, driving results, and moving with speed to implement ideas in a fast-paced environment. They should be entrepreneurial with the confidence to make independent, data-driven decisions. The candidate must demonstrate the ability to succeed at planning, forecasting, and driving an online business. Effective communication skills are essential for working with Amazon’s key partners, vendors, and internal teams.

Key job responsibilities

• Building selection: Identify selection gaps. Track the brand’s offline catalogue to ensure all relevant selection is available on Amazon.
• Demand generation: Responsible for creating demand, including working with the category management team to develop a marketing calendar aligned with vendor objectives.
• Business Advice: Support the participation of brands in Amazon programs.
• Availability: Ensure continuous product availability.
• Catalogue Quality on Amazon: Ensure the brand provides the best input for customer-facing Amazon detail pages, including images and product descriptions.

About the team

This is an opportunity to work in a dynamic, fast-evolving category that adapts to changing customer preferences and behaviors. Do you have 5+ years of experience in Category Management, project, or program management?

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience aligning and driving direction with cross-functional teams

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