Description

About Amazon

Amazon strives to be Earth's most customer-centric company where people can find and discover

virtually anything they want to buy online. By giving customers more of what they want - low prices, vast

selection, and convenience - Amazon.com continues to grow and evolve as a world-class e-commerce

platform. Amazon's evolution from Web site to e-commerce partner to development platform is driven

by the spirit of innovation that is part of the company's DNA. The world's brightest technology minds

come to Amazon.com to research and develop technology that improves the lives of shoppers and

sellers around the world.

About the Role – Category Manager

The successful candidate will be the business owner, with responsibility for signing the right mix of

vendors, adding unique local selection, driving margin improvements and delivering top notch customer

experience.

He/she must be an effective leader and communicator working with our most important partners and

vendors, as well as with internal colleagues and groups. He or she will have strong business judgment

with a track record of strong ownership values and relationship management skills.

Eligibility Criteria

 Business, buying, or finance background

 Excellent written and verbal communication skills

 Proven negotiation skills, influencing abilities

 Strong numerical and analytical aptitude

 Proven experience leading cross-functional projects

 Ability to think and react in a high-energy, fast-paced environment

 Good organizational skills including prioritizing, scheduling, time management, and meeting

deadlines

 Detail-oriented

 Technical aptitude and agility to learn web-based tools

 3+ years of relevant experience in an account manager/vendor manager role desired

The ideal candidate will be innovative, team oriented, an effective communicator, have a desire to

participate in change and appreciate a dynamic environment with rapidly changing priorities. We are

seeking someone with demonstrated history of successful project ownership and using customer data to

identify and prioritize opportunities. An understanding of, and passion for, e-commerce is highly desired.

It requires the individual to understand the business growth drivers and work closely with sellers, brands to build a long term sustainable business delivering 50% YoY growth.

The position will be based in Bangalore.

Key job responsibilities

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Bengaluru, KA, IND

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