Senior Category Manager

Amazon.com/Amazon.in 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.in 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 to
research and develop technology that improves the lives of shoppers and sellers around the
world.

About the Role:

Category Managers at Amazon have end to end responsibility of the customer experience
and growth of the category they have been assigned to. Amazon strives to present its
customers with the widest selection of products at the best prices - The Category manager's
role is to bring in the relevant assortment, design targeted promotions, manage partners
including sellers and brands

Category managers anticipate customer needs and incorporate them into the functional road
map and will drive a major change or enhancement for customer experience influencing
category needs based on their knowledge of competitive trends in the marketplace and
other macro environment data. .

The successful candidate for this high impact role will be a self-starter with a passion for
independent, creative problem-solving, have proven data analysis skills, demonstrate great
“voice” and content creation chops (i.e. strong writing skills), show strong ownership and
commitment, have proven leadership experience in managing projects, and bring relevant
insights in marketing and merchandising.

1. Basic Qualifications

· An understanding of and passion for e-commerce.

· Work experience is preferred (6-8 years).
· Experience in Business, Category Management, trade marketing, National Account
management
· 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
· Smart, enthusiastic, hard-working, and creative.
· Innovative, team oriented, and have a desire to participate in change and appreciate a
dynamic environment with rapidly changing priorities.
· Experience in project ownership and using customer data to identify and prioritize
opportunities.

The position will be based in Amazon’s office in Bangalore.

2. Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

 MBA/Master's degree is preferred

 Experience in consumer-facing sectors such as CPG, Retail is
preferred