Manager, Category Management, Beauty, Beauty
DESCRIPTION
Manager, Category Manager - Beauty
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 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.
About the Role:
The Beauty Category team in India is looking for a Manager, Category Management to own and drive scale-up of categories and critical customer-focused initiatives. The person who joins this team must share our passion and commitment for serving customers while also making Amazon a preferred partner for Beauty brands. S/he must be able to balance thinking big, working with ambiguity while driving speed of experimentation. We are looking for self-starters with strong analytical skills and result-orientation who can make and execute independent, data-driven decisions and work with senior stakeholders across borders, both internally and externally.
The successful candidate for this critical role will have strengths in independent problem-solving and working around constraints, demonstrate great “voice” and strong writing skills, show strong ownership and persistence, lead a team to deliver org goals, have proven leadership experience in managing projects, and be comfortable with evolving structure in a new space.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 8+ years of negotiations and vendor management experience
- MBA
- Experience working cross functionally across finance, marketing or supply chain
- Experience driving direction and alignment with cross-functional teams
- Experience driving internal cross-team collaboration
- Experience managing teams
- Experience at a senior level in the fashion industry ideally in an e-commerce, retail, key account management or consulting role
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree in management, business administration, economics, engineering, marketing