Senior Category Manager
5 days ago
5+ years of relevant senior level experience in retail, operations, and/or business management/consulting with a proven track record of delivering results
- 5+ years’ experience in negotiations and vendor management
- Excellent business judgment with strong written and oral communication skills
- High threshold for working in an ambiguous, fast paced environment start-up like environment - figuring it out and adapting as you go
- A willingness to roll up sleeves to get it done
- Arabic speaker
Job summary
A successful SVM will be able to:
- Act as the ‘business owner’ for assigned categories, possessing a complete understanding (inclusive of the strategic context) of internal and external variables that impact your business (this entails owning forecasting, monitoring, understanding and reporting on the business, along with responsibility for driving projects and promotions to achieve business objectives)
- Have a thorough understanding of the industry, seasonality and business trends/events, and continually monitor competitor/industry developments
- Maximize Amazon’s business profitability and selection expansion opportunities
- Have a complete understanding of the customer needs, both existing and potential, and use that knowledge to advocate for and drive delivery of site features that provide Amazon customers with an unparalleled shopping experience
- Manage vendor relationships - manage supplier/partner contracts, manage day-to-day relationships, and negotiate and secure marketing funds
- Create business plans for new opportunities and develop and execute project plans for the launch of new features, incorporating merchandising and pricing strategies
- Coordinate cross-functional teams, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders, while meeting tight deadlines
- Conduct financial analysis of business opportunities to meet and exceed revenue and profitability targets
- Vendor Management experience within retail space
- Superior analytical abilities and quantitative skills. Comfortable with complex financial data.
- Polished communication skills - speaking, writing, presenting and negotiating
- Ability to operate simultaneously and effectively in both tactical and strategic modes
- A willingness to roll up sleeves to get it done
- Experience in vendor negotiations, pricing and promotion, inventory management, and product development
- Ability to think and lead in a high-energy, fast-paced environment
- Comfortable with “hands-on” management of tasks, and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously
- Ability to own, manage and speak to a P&L
- Proficient in Excel
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