Category Manager, Home

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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

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Excel and extracting data through varied reporting tools in order to drive and influence business decisions
  
  

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Company - ASSPL - Karnataka

Job ID: A2932833