Category Leader

2 days ago


Cape Town, South Africa Reserved - Project Fela ZA Full time

Bachelor’s degree.
- 10+ years sales and/or vendor management experience.

Job summary
Amazon is hiring Category Leader to improve the experience for our African customers. Africa, while relatively small in economic terms today, represents a large and growing consumer market positioned for growth spurred by the increasing productive potential of its young population, rapid adoption of technology and evolving consumer behaviour. This role will allow you to work across various internal and external teams to evaluate the customer landscapes, and invent innovative approaches to solve ambiguous problems. If you are looking for an entrepreneurial role within a fast-paced, ambiguous and collaborative environment please reach out for more info then this is the position for you.

Key job responsibilities
The Category Leader will be responsible for designing and executing our selection plans as well as facilitating cross-functional development activities, projects and process improvements. With your team, you will identify selection opportunities based on customer data, relationships with vendors and general retail developments. Working with your team, you will acquire this selection through contracting with vendors, on boarding them to our systems, and sourcing the items to ensure low prices, availability and fast delivery to the customers. You will own the profitability of your business, while guarding our mission to be Earth’s most customer-centric company.
- MBA or Master’s degree preferred
- Experience working with diverse geographical teams
- Experience leading cross-functional projects
- Track record of delivering results and an ability to operate both strategically and tactically in a high-energy, fast-paced environment
- Strong business judgment with a track record of successful negotiations and overall relationship management.
- Proven analytical thinking, project management skills, and exceptional organizational skills are essential.
- Ability to think strategically and tactically, with attention to detail.
- Tenacity to develop ideas independently and thrive in a fast-paced start-up environment is essential for success.


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