AmazonPosted 2d ago

Category Manager, Home Entertainment

Category Manager, Home Entertainment at Amazon scores 0 out of 100 on AI centrality, which makes it AI Level 1 of 4 (Little AI) on this board. The level measures how much of the work is AI, not seniority.

IN, KA, Bengalurumidfull-time

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Drive strategy, vendor partnerships, and category profitability for Home Entertainment at Amazon India.

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Amazon India, is looking for a smart, enthusiastic, hard-working and creative Category Manager to join our team in the Home Entertainment GL.

The Category Manager will be responsible for developing and owning the strategy for some of our top vendor & seller relationships. Within this role, the individual will have the opportunity establish and maintain strong vendor partnerships, manage category profitability, and identify means to improve the customer experience. We are seeking a business leader with a broad skill-set which demonstrates analytical horsepower, excellent business judgment, strong vendor management and negotiations skills, deep curiosity to uncover how things work, and a passion for creating a world class shopping experience for our customers. You will work with brands of all sizes and must have the leadership presence and communication skills to represent Amazon at all levels of these organizations. Experience in business analytics, strategic thinking, and negotiations are required.

Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities
You should be able to:

Define strategies to deliver best-in-class customer experience while delivering sustainable growth in the category.
Develop knowledge of supply/ demand trends and success drivers of your category.
Establish relationships and negotiate agreements/deals with leading manufacturers and brands. Drive new product launches and additions in the category.
Collaborate with Sellers and merchandizing teams on promotions and marketing initiatives and coordinate with the Merchandising team to execute these activities.
Collaborate with program/product teams to drive category objectives.
Participate in day-to-day operational aspects of the category, including gathering and addressing customer feedback, business improvement initiatives.
Be an ambassador within the industry and continuously enhance our position.

Basic qualifications

- 3+ years of with Excel experience
- 5+ years of retail, operations, product or program management, or business management/consulting with negotiations and delivering results experience
- Bachelor's degree, or 3+ years of professional or military experience
- Experience with financial analysis and P&L ownership

Preferred qualifications

- Experience managing large data sets and utilizing to drive performance and process improvements
- Experience in vendor negotiations, pricing and promotion, inventory management, and product development

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