Senior Category Leader – Grocery & Omnichannel

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon's Worldwide Grocery Stores is seeking a Sr. Mgr, Category Leader to drive the category strategy, sourcing, and vendor partnerships, delivering an exceptional customer experience across online and physical stores.

You will own the category P&L and collaborate with internal teams to hit growth milestones, optimize promotions, pricing, and placement while leading a high-performing team in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a technical or analytical discipline.
• 5+ years of professional or military experience.
• Experience with business analysis and P&L management.
• Experience in account management, project/program management, or buying.
• 5+ years of team management experience.
• 7+ years of Category Management experience.
• Retail industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of category managers, spanning a range of departments, owning the overall customer experience strategy and setting strategic goals.
• Develop and execute a consistent selection and sourcing strategy across a range of departments.
• Work alongside partner teams across the organization to ensure we deliver against key category goals and milestones.
• 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 to drive category growth
• Be the 'business owner' for your category, working autonomously and possessing a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact your category
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, and communicate with internal and external partners, while meeting tight deadlines
• Create compelling customer experience that raises the bar and drives customer engagement
• Analyze weekly and monthly performance metrics and manage communication with internal and external stakeholders to hit key inputs and outputs
• Provide business inputs regarding promotional activity, space allocation, pricing, productivity analysis, and forecasting

Skills

Team management

Category Management

P&L management

Account management

Project management

Buying

Retail industry

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Amazon's Worldwide Grocery Stores is seeking a Sr. Mgr, Category Leader to drive the category strategy, sourcing, and vendor partnerships, delivering an exceptional customer experience across online and physical stores.

You will own the category P&L and collaborate with internal teams to hit growth milestones, optimize promotions, pricing, and placement while leading a high-performing team in a fast-paced environment.