Category Manager, Amazon

Amazon; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Category Manager for the Pets category in Bengaluru to own and drive scale-up of categories and customer-focused initiatives. The candidate will balance big thinking with ambiguity, drive rapid experimentation, and work with senior stakeholders to deliver measurable results.

The role emphasizes strong analytical skills, ownership, and leadership of projects in a dynamic space, with a focus on customer-centric outcomes and collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Own and drive scale-up of categories and customer-focused initiatives.
• Balance thinking big with operating in ambiguity while speeding experiments.
• Lead with analytical, data-driven decisions and stakeholder management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Work hard. Have fun. Make history. At Amazon we expect no more and no less from you. Ever since Amazon opened its virtual doors, it has been the aim to become the most customer‑centric company in the world. How is this achieved? By having people like you who make sure that customers find everything that they are looking for online - at great prices and convenience. Both Amazon and sellers who list their products on the site already offer millions of new and used items in a wide range of categories. And this is just the beginning. Come and experience a company that reinvents itself every day. Immerse yourself in an environment that is fast‑paced, expanding and is continuously inventing new efficiencies and offering great opportunity for our customers and for you! Amazon is looking for a smart, enthusiastic, hard‑working and creative candidate to join as a Category Manager for the Pets Category

Key job responsibilities

The Grocery 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 baby 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.

The successful candidate for this critical role will have strengths in independent problem‑solving and working around constraints, demonstrate great "voice" and strong writing skills, show strong ownership and persistence, lead a team to deliver org goals, have proven leadership experience in managing projects, and be comfortable with evolving structure in a new space.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of with Excel experience
• 5+ 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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