Senior Category Leader, Snacks & Beverage Merchandising

Amazon; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 184,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon in Austin, TX seeks a Sr Mgr for Snacks & Beverage category merchandising within Whole Foods Market Grocery Team. This role leads category management, supplier partnerships, and strategic direction, aligning product assortments with customer needs across national, local, and private-label offerings.

The position emphasizes financial performance, cross-functional leadership, and strong stakeholder collaboration to drive in-season results and long-term growth.

Qualifications

• Experience partnering with executive-level leaders to identify and solve business issues.
• Experience in building and developing a high-performance team.
• Experience developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the organizational level.
• Experience in project management including resource planning, schedules, and status reporting.
• Experience analyzing market opportunities, engaging customers, and defining new areas of innovation.
• Experience in customer-facing leadership roles or merchandising execution.
• Ability to build deep relationships with senior executives and act as a trusted advisor.
• Engages with stakeholders to define and resolve supply management issues.
• Collaborates with marketing on program and product strategies.
• Able to translate strategic direction into actionable plans.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and oversight to Category Management and Merchandising leaders and teams.
• Sets the strategic direction of a master category and basis for work by merchants.
• Oversees category layout, adjacencies and space allocation for operations.
• Contributes to financial performance forecasting and strategic planning.
• Maintains alignment with supplier partners and cross-region operations.
• Champions data-driven process improvements and performance accountability.
• Coaches and develops team members and builds a talent pipeline.

Skills

Executive partnership

Team leadership

Strategy development

Project management

Market analysis

Customer-facing leadership

Executive relationships

Stakeholder management

Marketing collaboration

Strategic leadership

Leadership enablement

Gap analysis

Strategic agility

Risk management

Performance reviews

Mentoring

Industry knowledge

Process optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Amazon in Austin, TX seeks a Sr Mgr for Snacks & Beverage category merchandising within Whole Foods Market Grocery Team. This role leads category management, supplier partnerships, and strategic direction, aligning product assortments with customer needs across national, local, and private-label offerings.

The position emphasizes financial performance, cross-functional leadership, and strong stakeholder collaboration to drive in-season results and long-term growth.