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There's never been a more exciting time to join 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 destination.
Amazon Australia is growing at an exceptional rate as we work to create an awesome shopping experience for Australians. New team members are joining us every day in our mission to be the most customer-centric company of earth.
To reach our aspiration, we need talented, bright, and driven people just like you! If you'd like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history by joining the amazing team at Amazon and to take a first step and building a brilliant career.
Description:
The Australia team is seeking to add a Category Manager to join our team and develop the Digital Software and Video games business. You will lay the foundations for seamless flow of digital content throughout the digital supply chain from content providers to end consumers and manage the business.
What's involved in this role? It's fair to say that no two days are alike - so this position suits someone who enjoys variety and problem-solving. You'll be working to:
- Strategically manage your category to reach objectives, owning your business area and brands
- Develop trust-based relationships with leading suppliers that result in a great shopping experience for customers
- Manage vendor relationships - manage supplier/partner, manage day-to-day relationships, and negotiate and secure contracts and funding
- Become an expert on your category with the aim of driving business improvements, innovation, and scale within your category and across the Retail business
- Act as the primary conduit for digital content and as the key operational interface with content providers
- Engage with content providers to ensure their content goes into saleable distribution in a timely and high quality manner
- Lead and manage day-to-day program requirements with operations teams and program and product managers
- Report on key metrics and performance indicators to measure overall category performance and provide foundation for continuous improvement
Who we are looking for:
We are a diverse workforce - our people bring many different experiences to our mission and many different types of leaders succeed here. Some things we look for in particular:
- High level of motivation with a results orientation
- Analytical acumen and a passion for solving problems (many of which are complex)
- Ability to make decisions in the face of ambiguity
- Ability to deliver, matched with resilience when things don't go our way the first time
- Willingness to roll up our sleeves to get things done
- Excellent communication skills
- Enjoyment for working as a team, but ability to own outcomes and work independently
Our team operates out of our fabulous CBD office (conveniently located near many transportation options), and from home (during COVID-19) leveraging technology.
Amazon offers employees a competitive remuneration package, including participation in the company stock plan as applicable. We also look after our people with benefits, such as subsidized private health insurance, superannuation and paid parental leave options, amongst others.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Sydney, NSW, AUS
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of with Excel experience
- 5+ years of retail, operations, product or program management, or business management/consulting with negotiations and delivering results experience
- Bachelor's degree, or 3+ years of professional or military experience
- Experience with financial analysis and P&L ownership
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience managing large data sets and utilizing to drive performance and process improvements
- Experience in vendor negotiations, pricing and promotion, inventory management, and product development
Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
IDE statement:
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or other legally protected attributes.
