Sr. Category Manager, Books (Media)
Posted 2 days 20 hours ago by Amazon
Sr. Category Manager
Own category topline, core flywheel inputs of selection, speed, pricing, and deep engagement, with scope to impact customer experience and marketing engagement.
Key Job Responsibilities
About the Role:
The Books market segment opportunity in India is large, estimated at $50B in 2022 and projected to grow to over $60B by 2025. Increasing online penetration for readers and learners is the north-star vision for Amazon.in's Books business. The Books team aims to make decisive progress in this critical priority.
The Books business is part of the Media organization, which also includes Toys, Personal Care appliances (PCA), and Video Games/Software (VG/S). The team is seeking an entrepreneurial Senior Category Manager to help achieve ambitious growth targets.
The Sr. Category Manager will lead the Books category, identifying opportunities for selection expansion, efficiency improvements, top-line growth, and key projects. They will collaborate with stakeholders across categories, product, sales, business development, account management, and customer experience teams. They will champion category requirements, influence conversions, and represent the category in meetings with brands, sellers, and internal teams.
Additional Responsibilities- Drive cross-functional initiatives to improve flywheel, profitability, customer experience, and overall business success.
- Analyze elements influencing program launches or expansions.
- Collaborate with central program teams and operations to understand strategies for cost reduction and category-specific adaptations.
- Work with product teams to implement interventions that scale programs and enhance revenue and efficiency.
- Coordinate with operations, finance, and category teams to meet short-term commitments and goals.
- Benchmark practices internally and externally to shape long-term vision.
- Innovate to enhance customer experience and contribute to category profitability.
The ideal candidate will be a passionate customer and category advocate, with proven execution skills, stakeholder management, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize and multitask. They should be an effective leader and communicator, capable of working with cross-functional teams. A self-starter with strong business understanding, ownership, bias for action, and customer obsession is preferred. The candidate will own reporting responsibilities and stakeholder updates as part of Amazon India's growth initiatives.
Minimum Qualifications- 7+ years of account management, project, program management, or buying experience
- Master's degree or equivalent professional/military experience
- Experience using data to influence business decisions
- Experience driving cross-team collaboration
- Experience with business analysis and P&L management
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