Category Manager, Amazon Now (Saudi National)

Amazon Thunder; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Afaq Q Tech General Trading seeks a Category Manager for Amazon Now in Saudi Arabia to own end-to-end performance of product categories, focusing on selection, availability, pricing, and promotions to drive growth, basket penetration, and margins.

You will dive into data, coordinate with Vendors, Operations, and Advertising, and deliver category improvements at pace, while maintaining in-stock assortments and preparing inputs for promotions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience with financial analysis and P&L ownership.
• 5+ years of retail, operations, product or program management, or business management/consulting with negotiations and delivering results.

Responsibilities

• Define and continuously refine the selection assortment to optimize product mix and drive top and bottom line performance.
• Own the P&L for assigned categories post-launch, driving profitability with vendors, operations, and advertising.
• Monitor daily category performance metrics including GMS, units, availability, and SWOOS with root-cause analysis.
• Maintain and expand in-stock assortment by identifying missing ASINs and coordinating onboarding with Vendor Managers.
• Prepare category inputs for commercial events covering inventory, promotional plans, and readiness checklists.
• Conduct regular competitive analysis to surface selection and availability gaps.
• Negotiate category marketing funds from vendors and collaborate with Ads for brand advertising.
• Build and maintain category dashboards and performance reports for weekly/monthly reviews.
• Identify automation opportunities to improve input accuracy and availability at scale.
• Support the Category Leader in driving strategic initiatives across Grocery and Non-Grocery.

Skills

Financial analysis

P&L ownership

Negotiations

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Description

Amazon Now (Anow) is Amazon's quick commerce offering in Saudi Arabia, delivering everyday essentials in 15 minutes from dark stores across the country. We are scaling fast toward market leadership in one of the most competitive quick commerce markets globally.

As Category Manager, you will own the end-to-end performance of one or more product categories across Anow SA. You will execute on selection, availability, and commercial priorities while ensuring we have the right products, prices, promotions, and activities to drive growth, basket penetration, and margin objectives. This is a hands‑on role for someone who is comfortable diving into data, coordinating across teams, and delivering category improvements at pace.

Key job responsibilities

• Define and continuously refine the selection assortment to optimize the product mix and drive top and bottom line performance.


• Own the P&L for assigned categories post-launch, driving profitability improvement with stakeholders across Vendors, Operations, and Advertising.


• Monitor daily category performance metrics including GMS, units, availability, and SWOOS, flagging gaps with clear root cause analysis.


• Maintain and expand in-stock assortment by identifying missing ASINs, coordinating onboarding with Vendor Managers, and resolving availability issues with Replenishment and Inbound teams.


• Prepare category inputs for commercial events covering inventory, promotional plans, and readiness checklists.


• Conduct regular competitive analysis across competitors to surface selection and availability gaps.


• Negotiate category marketing funds from vendors and collaborate with the Ads team to secure Amazon's fair share of brand advertising investment.


• Build and maintain category dashboards and performance reports to support weekly and monthly business reviews.


• Identify automation opportunities to improve key inputs including selection, pricing, profitability, and availability at scale.


• Support the Category Leader in driving strategic initiatives and identifying growth opportunities across the Grocery and Non-Grocery portfolio.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree


• Experience with financial analysis and P&L ownership


• 5+ years of retail, operations, product or program management, or business management/consulting with negotiations and delivering results experience

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 - Afaq Q Tech General Trading

Job ID: A10521537