Senior Category Manager, Small Domestic Appliances

Job title: Senior Category Manager, Small Domestic Appliances

Company: Amazon


Job description: DESCRIPTIONAmazon UAE is looking for a smart, enthusiastic, hard-working and creative Senior Vendor Manager to join our appliances business to be based out of Dubai. Amazon.ae offers a convenient and safe online shopping experience with online payments, option to pay cash on delivery and free returns. Amazon.ae offers a convenient, safe and enjoyable online shopping experience through a trusted website featuring more than 100,000 products from international and local brands at competitive prices.The Senior Vendor Manager will be responsible for developing and owning the P&L and strategy for one of the categories at a regional level for Amazon in UAE. Within this role, the individual will have the opportunity to drive category growth, manage category profitability, and identify means to improve the customer experience.We are seeking a seasoned individual with a broad skill-set including strong analytical skills, excellent business judgment, strong vendor management and negotiations skills, deep curiosity to uncover how things work, and a passion for creating a world class shopping experience for our customers.You should be ready to do on-ground work and work with cross-functional teams to get things moving. You will work with vendors of all sizes and must have the leadership presence and communication skills to represent Amazon at all levels.Key job responsibilities
In this role, a successful candidate will be an effective communicator and problem-solver, and someone who is able to balance the needs and requirements of both Amazon and the strategic supplier. This role is an ideal start to a dynamic career path at Amazon for an ambitious candidate who is eager to drive a businessRole responsibilities include:
– Maintaining data quality for the product catalogue. Building comprehensive brand destinations within Amazon.
– Coordinating and creating launch plans for new products/brands/categories.
– Managing site placements and promotions to coordinate with relevant suppliers the event calendar if applicable.
– Designing and executing targeted marketing campaigns if applicable in coordination with Instock and Marketing/Merchandising team.
– Providing reporting and success metrics for campaigns and merchandising activities. Reviewing sales and key metrics to identify areas of opportunity to optimize sales and reach new customers.
– Management and responsibility of inventory levels.
– Supplier’s management and engagement.
– Manage inventory, open-to-buy, inventory health, item-level forecasting, assortment planning Interact with operations teams and drive efficiencies through team collaboration.
– Manage inbound shipments: fill rate, SKUs, operational issues, lead time, quality, deviations.
– Responsible for the category KPI’sBASIC QUALIFICATIONS– 5+ years of with Excel experience
– 5+ years of account management, project or program management or buying experience
– Bachelor’s degree, or 5+ years of professional or military experience
– Knowledge of Microsoft Access or SQL
– Experience using data to influence business decisions
– Experience driving internal cross-team collaboration
– Experience with business analysis and P&L managementPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS– Experience driving direction and alignment with cross-functional teamsOur inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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Location: Dubai

Job date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 07:50:59 GMT

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