Alcohol Category Growth Lead

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 81,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon is looking for a Category Manager to optimize the assortment for Worldwide Grocery Stores and drive the performance of vendor partners. You will own a wide SKU count for your vendors, coordinating with pricing, inventory, operations, marketing, and finance to optimize outcomes.

This role requires 3+ years in buying, marketing, or finance, plus strong analytical skills and Excel proficiency to generate and manage reporting and analysis. Expect a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Own the Retail P&L for your categories and regions.
• Lead the selection strategy for your categories.
• Establish and grow vendor relationships; partner with vendors to deliver improvements in customer experience and hold vendors accountable for operational performance.
• Own the Trade Planning Strategy for your categories to drive category growth, new customer growth, and returning customer retention.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, and communicate with internal and external partners, while meeting tight deadlines.

Skills

Excel

Negotiations

Data analysis

P&L ownership

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Amazon is looking for a Category Manager to optimize the assortment for Worldwide Grocery Stores and drive the performance of vendor partners. You will own a wide SKU count for your vendors, coordinating with pricing, inventory, operations, marketing, and finance to optimize outcomes.

This role requires 3+ years in buying, marketing, or finance, plus strong analytical skills and Excel proficiency to generate and manage reporting and analysis. Expect a fast-paced, collaborative environment.