Senior Category Merchant Manager , Consumables - Premium Beauty

Amazon; New York (NY); On-site; USD 126,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Senior Category Merchant Manager for its Premium Beauty team. This pivotal role involves strategic oversight of category performance, enhancing customer experience through robust project management and partnerships within the third-party marketplace. Successful candidates will bring strong analytical and leadership skills to maximize growth in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in product or program management, product marketing, or business development
• Experience with end-to-end product delivery
• Highly organized with a proven project management track record

Responsibilities

• Drive category strategy and ownership while maximizing unit and GMS growth.
• Work with Marketplace teams to identify brand opportunities and recruit sellers.
• Innovate with sellers to optimize customer experience across Premium Beauty.

Skills

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Customer Focus

Communication

Data-Driven Decision Making

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or Bachelor’s in Engineering, Mathematics, Finance

Job description

Senior Category Merchant Manager , Consumables - Premium Beauty

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Description

The Amazon US Premium Beauty team (PB) is looking for a talented, customer-obsessed Senior Category Merchant Manager (CMM) to help shape the future of our 3rd party marketplace. The CMM role offers a unique opportunity to own a sizable portion of a fast-growing category P&L while also driving large scale, high visibility strategic projects across a variety of internal teams.

Description

The Amazon US Premium Beauty team (PB) is looking for a talented, customer-obsessed Senior Category Merchant Manager (CMM) to help shape the future of our 3rd party marketplace. The CMM role offers a unique opportunity to own a sizable portion of a fast-growing category P&L while also driving large scale, high visibility strategic projects across a variety of internal teams.

As a Category Merchant Manager, you will be in charge of projects that contribute to long-term success, improving customer experience, supporting growth. Responsibilities include expanding our product selection, improving product availability, building strong relationships with key partners (both internally and externally) and driving improvements to the Amazon third party platform. This role will have a high degree of autonomy and will be able to influence across a broad range of projects across the business.

The ideal candidate will be highly organized and have a demonstrated track record of successful project management/ownership, juggling multiple projects with competing deadlines, and using data to identify and prioritize opportunities. He/she is analytical, enthusiastic, self-motivated, detail-oriented, customer-focused, and has strong writing skills with the ability to handle ambiguity and influence employees at all levels of the organization.

Key job responsibilities

• Category strategy and ownership: Work closely with Leadership on planning and business strategy, drive best-in-class customer experience and maximize unit and GMS growth through timely analysis and action.
• Business Development: Work with Marketplace teams to help identify brand opportunities and to recruit strategic sellers.
• Customer Experience: Innovate with our sellers to drive optimal customer experience across the Premium Beauty business, deploy the PB vision on the 3P side, and ensure CX parity.
  
  

A day in the life

• Act as the ‘business owner’ by possessing a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact our business
• Have a complete understanding of customer needs, both existing and potential, and use that knowledge to deliver site features that provide Amazon customers with an unparalleled shopping experience
• Create business plans for new opportunities and develop and execute project plans for the launch of new features, incorporating merchandising and pricing strategies
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders, while meeting tight deadlines for high visibility projects
• Conduct financial analysis of business opportunities to meet and exceed revenue and profitability targets. Identify the right referral fee for different category segments to maximize topline growth
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years in product or program management, product marketing, business development or technology
• Experience with end to end product delivery
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Finance, Accounting or Construction Management
• Have experience with construction management or financial technology systems
  
  

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $126,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $208,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.


Company - Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A3010777

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Purchasing, Supply Chain, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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