Sr. Category Manager, Consumables Private Brands

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Category Manager to drive innovation in consumables private brands. This role involves analyzing market trends, optimizing product assortments, and collaborating with various teams to enhance profitability and customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in product management, exceptional financial acumen, and the ability to influence senior leadership with data-driven insights. Join a dynamic team that is committed to transforming everyday consumer experiences through strategic product development and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in product management or business development.
• Strong financial acumen and data analysis skills required.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate product assortment and determine selection for online channels.
• Track category P&Ls to monitor profitability and drive improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance customer satisfaction.

Skills

Data Analysis

Financial Acumen

Product Management

Communication

Entrepreneurial Drive

Education

Bachelor Degree

Job description

Sr. Category Manager, Consumables Private Brands

Job ID: 2938769 | Amazon.com Services LLC

The Amazon Consumables Private Label team is creating a global portfolio of consumables products to meet customers' daily needs. We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Category Manager with a healthy obsession for the rapidly evolving world of consumer packaged goods, online delivery, and product innovation to join our team and help us change the everyday lives of our global customers. The Category Manager will work across our portfolio to identify/launch new private brand selection opportunities on .com and drive improvements in our P&L.

You are passionate about identifying a compelling, profitable assortment that will delight our customers. You have experience analyzing data, driving cost out of the supply chain, and developing new businesses. You enjoy building profitable businesses and getting into the details of a P&L. You have an amazing level of intellectual curiosity, strong financial acumen, a high degree of ownership and integrity, and a high attention to detail. You are an independent self-starter who thrives in connecting people and ideas and have a strong entrepreneurial drive. You excel at communication and are comfortable with playing a lead role in a highly visible organization. You coordinate with cross-functional teams to drive growth and process improvement for your business.

Key job responsibilities

The Category Manager’s primary responsibilities will include working across private brand stakeholders throughout WW Consumables and Private Brands to:

1. Evaluate the online and offline assortment across channels and determine the right selection (based on product types, attributes, brands) for us to assort and scale on .com based on market trends and customer needs analysis.
2. Weekly and monthly tracking of category P&Ls to monitor profitability goals and diving deep where needed to drive continuous improvement.
3. Partner closely with supply chain to drive scalable process development, operational planning (e.g. safety stock, cross-channel allocation strategy, forecast consolidation etc.) and understanding of comprehensive financial analysis to support forecasting/inventory investments.
4. Influence executive decision-makers, helping them to understand the brand, desired product positioning, key points of difference, and target customer.
5. Collaborate with other members of the Consumables Private Label team including Commercialization, Pricing, and Instock Management.
6. Partner closely with cross functional teams including the retail category teams, marketing, product development, legal, product compliance, social responsibility, finance, and transportation to deliver on net revenue and customer satisfaction.
7. Develop a thorough understanding of the market segment, seasonality and global trends/events, and continually monitoring competitor efforts.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of product or program management, product marketing, business development or technology experience
- Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- Experience with end to end product delivery
- Experience as a product manager or owner
- Experience owning technology products
- Bachelor Degree

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in influencing senior leadership through data driven insights
- Experience working across functional teams and senior stakeholders

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