Sr. Manager, Category Management, Private Brands

Amazon's Private Brands organization is seeking a Sr. Mgr, Category Management to join our talented team in delivering the most trusted products on the planet.

Private Brands builds products that deliver value in quality, sustainability, price, convenience, innovating to anticipate customer needs. This is an opportunity to positively impact customers by driving growth of Private Brands in the Amazon Business channel.

The leader in this role is responsible for defining the strategic vision and operational plan to grow Private Brands performance in B2B channels. This is a management role, leading a team of 5-10 Product, Program, and Vendor managers.

Key job responsibilities
- Lead a team of Product, Program, and Vendor Managers across multiple product categories
- Develop and execute 1 and 3Y operating plans and financial forecasts
- Influence partner teams (Business Development, Tech, Retail) to ensure we deliver against key profitability and growth targets
- Manage resourcing and prioritization, making smart tradeoffs to scale operations as the business grows while acting with frugality

A day in the life
-Be the ‘business owner’ for APB in the Amazon Business channel, working autonomously and possessing a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact your category
-Coordinate cross-functional teams, and communicate with internal and external partners, while meeting tight deadlines
-Create compelling customer experience that raises the bar and drives customer engagement
-Analyze weekly and monthly performance metrics and manage communication with stakeholders to hit key inputs and ouputs
-Provide business inputs regarding promotional activity, space allocation, pricing, productivity analysis, and forecasting

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a technical or analytical discipline
- 5+ years of team management experience
- 7+ years of operational and/or retail management experience
- Experience with vendor negotiations, pricing and promotion or inventory management

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience leading and transforming highly effective organizations
- Experience with financial analysis and P&L ownership
- Experience analysing market opportunities, engaging and negotiating with customers, and defining new areas of innovation
- • Usage of generative AI tools to enhance workflow efficiency, with a willingness to learn effective prompting and evaluation practices

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Seattle - 149,600.00 - 202,400.00 USD annually