Category Manager – Beauty, KSA Retail, GCC Retail

Afaq Q Tech General Trading (Amazon); Riyadh; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Category Manager to join their innovative team. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the strategy for product categories while fostering strong vendor relationships and enhancing customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate will possess a blend of analytical skills, leadership qualities, and a passion for driving business results. You will be at the forefront of creating a world-class shopping experience, leveraging your expertise in negotiations and operations to influence key decisions. Join a fast-paced environment where your contributions will make a significant impact on the company's success.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in retail, operations, or business management with a focus on results.
• Experience in financial analysis and P&L ownership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own category strategy and manage vendor partnerships.
• Drive category profitability and improve customer experience.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Leadership

Negotiation Skills

Vendor Management

Strategic Thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree

3+ years of professional or military experience

Tools

Excel

Reporting Tools

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Work hard. Have fun. Make history. At Amazon we expect no more and no less from you. Ever since Amazon opened its 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 KSA is looking for a smart, enthusiastic, hard-working and creative candidate to join as a Category Manager. The Category Manager will be responsible for developing and owning the strategy for categories at Amazon. Within this role, the individual will have the opportunity to establish and maintain strong vendor partnerships, manage category profitability, and identify means to improve the customer experience. We are seeking a seasoned business leader with a broad skill-set which demonstrates analytical horsepower, ability to lead and motivate a team, excellent business judgment, strong vendor management and negotiations skills, deep curiosity to uncover how things work, and a passion for creating a world-class shopping experience for our customers. You will work with vendors of all sizes and must have the leadership presence and communication skills to represent Amazon at all levels of these organizations. Experience in business analytics, strategic thinking, negotiations, and operations are required.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

– 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
– Knowledge of Excel and extracting data through varied reporting tools in order to drive and influence business decisions

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

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