Category Manager - Amazon Now, Riyadh

Role Overview

As the Category Manager for Amazon Now in Riyadh, you will focus on overseeing the non-fresh product category for Amazon's new quick commerce (Q-commerce) service. Your core responsibility is to collaborate across Amazon functions to ensure optimal product selection, pricing, promotions, and activities aimed at achieving growth targets, increasing basket penetration, and meeting margin goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Category Leader in driving innovative strategic initiatives and uncovering new business opportunities.
• Collaborate with Retail Procurement Function (PF) and Category Leaders to identify the best product mix that maximizes top-line and bottom-line results within grocery and non-grocery segments.
• Identify automation prospects to scale solutions and enhance critical metrics such as selection, profitability, pricing, and product availability.
• After product launches, manage the Profit and Loss (P&L) to meet sales and profit targets and lead projects with key stakeholders including vendors, operations, and advertising teams to boost profitability.
• Define and continuously optimize product assortment and space utilization.
• Work with Retail teams to source deals for Tier 1 and Tier 2 promotional events to maintain compelling value for Prime customers.
• Coordinate with retail category teams to ensure content quality to enhance customer conversion rates.
• Negotiate marketing funds with vendors (through retail category teams) to increase category visibility during routine operations and special events.
• Partner with Retail Category teams to incorporate vendor requests into the Annual Retail Joint Business Plan (JBP).
• Collaborate with Advertising teams to secure a fair share of brand advertising investments for Amazon.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Proven experience with financial analysis and P&L ownership.
• Minimum of 5 years experience in retail, operations, product or program management, business management, or consulting, especially dealing with negotiations and delivering impactful results.

Preferred Qualifications

• Competency in managing and analyzing large datasets to drive performance improvements and process optimization.
• Experience in vendor negotiations, pricing and promotional strategies, inventory management, and product development.

Additional Information

The company fosters an inclusive environment empowering employees to deliver outstanding results for customers. Candidates with disabilities who require accommodations during the hiring process are encouraged to seek assistance through their recruiting contact.

Job ID: A10521537

Company: Afaq Q Tech General Trading