Category Manager, Amazon

Amazon; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

ASSPL - Karnataka in Bengaluru seeks a Category Manager to drive scale-up of jewelry categories and customer-focused initiatives. The candidate should balance strategic thinking with ambiguity, delivering fast, data-driven decisions while collaborating with senior stakeholders.

The role requires strong analytical skills, 3+ years Excel experience, and 6+ years in retail/ops/product/program management with negotiations and results delivery. Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is acceptable.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Excel experience.
• Experience with financial analysis and P&L ownership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies aligned with objectives.
• Create multi-year category roadmaps and growth targets.
• Identify white space opportunities in jewelry market.
• Lead product development and line extensions.
• Monitor market share, competition, and industry trends.
• Establish KPIs and benchmarks for success.
• Manage line of business P&L and budgets.
• Prepare annual business plans and quarterly forecasts.
• Create business reviews for senior leadership.
• Optimize promotional spending and ROI.

Skills

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or 3+ years experience

Tools

Excel

Job description

Description

Watches category team in India is looking for a Category Manager 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 destination for Jewelry customers. The candidate 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, both internally and externally.

Key job responsibilities

Strategic Category Management

• Develop and execute comprehensive category strategies aligned with company objectives
• Create 3-5 year category roadmap including growth targets and market expansion plans
• Identify white space opportunities and emerging trends in the jewelry market
• Lead category innovation through new product development and line extensions
• Monitor and analyze market share data, competitive landscape, and industry trends
• Establish category KPIs and benchmarks for success
• Manage line of business P&L
• Develop annual business plans and quarterly forecasts
• Create and present business reviews to senior leadership
• Optimize promotional spending and ROI

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of with Excel experience
• 6+ years of retail, operations, product or program management, or business management/consulting with negotiations and delivering results experience
• Bachelor's degree, or 3+ years of professional or military experience
• Experience with financial analysis and P&L ownership

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing large data sets and utilizing to drive performance and process improvements
• Experience in vendor negotiations, pricing and promotion, inventory management, and product development

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Company

ASSPL - Karnataka

Job ID: A10498184