Alcohol Category Manager, Amazon Worldwide Grocery Stores

Category ManagerWe are looking for a curious, customer obsessed, driven and creative individual to join the Amazon Worldwide Grocery Stores Category Management team. The Category Manager will engage directly with multiple internal teams to optimize the assortment for key vendors and brands. You will utilize a wide range of skills and work across major functional areas such as category management, pricing, inventory management, operations, marketing, and finance to drive the performance of strategic vendor partners at Amazon. You will own a wide SKU count for your vendors so that your work is varied and challenging. This role requires experience in buying, marketing, and/or finance, with a track record of successful relationship management, strong analytical acumen, and experience generating and managing reporting and analysis. Great communication skills and understanding of Excel will be essential to your success. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who will take ownership of projects and business problems to deliver a successful result. Our environment is fast-paced, and requires someone who is flexible, detail-oriented, analytical, and comfortable working with multiple teams, vendors, partners, and management.Key job responsibilities include:Own the Retail P&L for your categories and regionsLead the selection strategy for your categoriesEstablish and grow vendor relationships; partner with vendors to deliver improvements in customer experience and hold vendors accountable for operational performanceOwn the Trade Planning Strategy for your categories to drive category growth, new customer growth, and returning customer retentionA day in the life includes:Being the 'business owner' for your vendors and regions, working autonomously and possessing a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact your vendorsCoordinating cross-functional teams, and communicating with internal and external partners, while meeting tight deadlinesConducting financial analysis of business opportunities to meet and exceed revenue and profitability goals for your categoryAnalyzing weekly and monthly performance metrics and managing communication with internal and external stakeholders to hit financial targetsProviding input for your category regarding promotional activity, space allocation, pricing, productivity analysis, and forecastingAbout the team:This team is a highly collaborative team of category managers and risk managers that collaborate across three offices (Arlington, Seattle, and NYC). We problem solve together and individually (often with weekly brainstorming sessions and open forums where we ideate on solutions), identify and implement scalable solutions for root causes, and above all obsess over our customer and potential customers. We celebrate one another's successes and support each other through headwinds as we work towards our shared goal of growing this category.Basic qualifications include:3+ years of with Excel experience5+ years of retail, operations, product or program management, or business management/consulting with negotiations and delivering results experienceBachelor's degree, or 3+ years of professional or military experienceExperience with financial analysis and P&L ownershipExperience owning a P&LPreferred qualifications include:Experience managing large data sets and utilizing to drive performance and process improvementsExperience in vendor negotiations, pricing and promotion, inventory management, and product developmentAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers.