Senior Category Manager, Pharmacy

External job description
Amazon. com/Amazon. in strives to be Earths 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. in continues to grow and evolve as a world-class e-commerce platform. Amazons evolution from Web site to e-commerce partner to development platform is driven by the spirit of innovation that is part of the companys DNA. The worlds brightest technology minds come to Amazon to research and develop technology that improves the lives of shoppers and sellers around the world.

About the Role:
Category Managers at Amazon have end to end responsibility of the customer experience and growth of the category they have been assigned to. Amazon strives to present its customers with the widest selection of products at the best prices - The Category managers role is to bring in the relevant assortment, design targeted promotions, manage partners including sellers/brands and design the long term growth trajectory for the portfolio.
Category managers anticipate customer needs and incorporate them into the functional road map and will drive a major change or enhancement for customer experience influencing category needs based on their knowledge of competitive trends in the marketplace and other macro environment data.
The successful candidate for this high impact role will be a self-starter with a passion for independent, creative problem-solving, have proven data analysis skills, demonstrate great voice and content creation chops (i. e. strong writing skills), show strong ownership and commitment, have proven leadership experience in managing projects, and bring relevant insights in marketing and merchandising.
Eligibility Criteria
Business, buying, or finance background
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proven negotiation skills, influencing abilities
Strong numerical and analytical aptitude
Proven experience leading cross-functional projects
Ability to think and react in a high-energy, fast-paced environment
Good organizational skills including prioritizing, scheduling, time management, and meeting
deadlines
Detail-oriented
Technical aptitude and agility to learn web-based tools
3 to 6 years of relevant experience in an account manager/vendor manager role desired

The ideal candidate will be innovative, team oriented, an effective communicator, have a desire to
participate in change and appreciate a dynamic environment with rapidly changing priorities. We are
seeking someone with demonstrated history of successful project ownership and using customer data to
identify and prioritize opportunities. An understanding of, and passion for, e-commerce is highly
desired.
The position will be based in Bangalore.
- 5+ years of with Excel experience
- 5+ years of account management, project or program management or buying experience
- Bachelors 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 management