Brand Manager, Kitchen, Kitchen

Amazon; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Bengaluru is seeking a Brand Manager/Program Manager to drive brand growth and profitable programs within the Kitchen category. You will own cross-functional initiatives, leverage analytics to optimize processes, and partner with teams to deliver measurable improvements while protecting customer experience.

The role requires a track record in managing strategic projects, working with stakeholders globally, and translating business requirements into scalable solutions that boost category

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 in quantitative/financial analysis, retail buying, retail planning & allocation, product/project management, pricing, marketing or ecommerce.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience driving internal cross-team collaboration.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and implementing strategic initiatives.
• Experience in Retail, FMCG, or client/vendor-facing environments such as sales or negotiation.
• Experience owning end-to-end account or business performance outcomes.
• Experience managing or influencing senior stakeholders in commercial contexts.

Responsibilities

• Building selection: Identify selection gaps. Track brand’s offline catalogue to ensure all relevant selection is present on Amazon.
• Demand generation: Responsible for demand generation and coordinating with category management to create a marketing calendar.
• Define and execute tactical and strategic plans towards achieving the program vision and goals.
• Develop team goals and metrics to measure progress and report outcomes to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with program, supply chain operations, and product management to develop solutions for larger business problems.
• Continuously perform data-based analytics to identify issues and build data-backed business cases.
• Develop and maintain key relationships with internal stakeholders locally and globally.

Skills

Account management

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Data-driven decision making

Communication skills

Retail / FMCG experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Description

As a Brand Manager, you will focus on delivering 2 key areas - Brand Management and growth, and Program management to drive profitability.

We are looking for high-potential, innovative, and a results oriented professional to join Amazon who can work in ambiguous situations and chart the way forward. By joining as a Program Manager for the Kitchen Category, you will drive high-visibility and strategic programs as well as leverage Analytics to lead process improvement initiatives. And will be equally comfortable digging into business requirements as you are driving operational efficiencies.

We are looking for candidates with a strong record of owning and executing strategic, cross-functional projects as well as partnering with other teams to drive key process improvement programs. This role requires working with business teams across the company to provide data driven operations support - key to the success of the category profitability and best in class customer experience. This is an opportunity that requires a critical thinker with strong organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills. At the core of the position is passion for protecting Amazon’s reputation, delivering par excellence Customer Experience and making it the preferred choice for millions of buyers.

Key job responsibilities

This person will have responsibility for:

Building selection: Identify selection gaps. Track brand’s offline catalogue to ensure all relevant selection is present on Amazon.

Demand generation: Responsible for demand generation. This includes working with other members on the category management team to create a marketing calendar based on vendor's objectives

Define and execute tactical and strategic plans towards achieving the program vision and goals through efficient program, operations and stakeholder management

Develop team goals and metrics that allow for accurate measurement and traction towards solving a business problem, achieve buy-in from stakeholders and actively report progress on the goals

Work with program, supply chain operations, and product management teams to understand program requirements and jointly develop a solution which solves a larger business problem

Continuously perform data based Analytics to identify issues and report key insights, subsequently building data backed business cases

Develop and maintain key relationships with internal stakeholders locally and around the world

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

• Experience leading cross-functional projects and implementing strategic initiatives

• Experience in Retail, FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods), or a client/vendor-facing environment such as sales or negotiation

• Experience owning end-to-end account or business performance outcomes

• Experience managing or influencing senior stakeholders in a commercial or client-facing context

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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