Program Manager - Grocery Selection & Analytics

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon’s Worldwide Grocery Stores (WWGS) Central Selection team is seeking a detail‑oriented program manager to govern selection strategy and execution across grocery banners. You will partner with category management, in‑stock, merchandising, and operations to translate complex merchandising problems into structured plans.

This role emphasizes cross‑functional leadership, data‑driven decision making, and scalable processes for selection governance, with a fast pace and high visibility across

Qualifications

• 3+ years of program or project management experience.
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements.
• Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience in.
• Familiarity with selection management systems, assortment planning tools, or retail technology platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to create clear documentation and present to cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders across category management, in-stock, merchandising, and operations teams to support selection decisions that align with banner strategy and customer needs across WWGS grocery banners.
• Lead cross-functional coordination for selection initiatives, managing complex stakeholder workstreams, aligning timelines, and ensuring deliverables are tracked and communicated across teams.
• Conduct selection analysis to identify assortment gaps, overlap risks, and optimization opportunities, translating findings into clear recommendations for leadership and cross-functional partners.
• Build and maintain scalable processes and mechanisms for selection governance, including frameworks for tracking program health, surfacing risks, and escalating blockers with clear data and recommended actions.
• Support ad hoc selection projects, providing flexible program management support for emerging business needs and cross-functional initiatives that require structured coordination.
• Ownership of capacity updates and seasonal selection efforts.
• Develop project tracking mechanisms and reporting cadences that provide visibility into program status, key milestones, and dependencies across multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Work closely with selection platforms and technology teams to ensure data integrity and operational alignment in support of evidence-based assortment planning.

Skills

Program management

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, or related field

Tools

SQL

QuickSight

Job description

Amazon’s Worldwide Grocery Stores (WWGS) Central Selection team is seeking a detail‑oriented program manager to govern selection strategy and execution across grocery banners. You will partner with category management, in‑stock, merchandising, and operations to translate complex merchandising problems into structured plans.

This role emphasizes cross‑functional leadership, data‑driven decision making, and scalable processes for selection governance, with a fast pace and high visibility across