Description

Amazon Go is a new kind of convenience store with no lines and no checkout—you just grab and go! Customers simply enter the store, take what they want from our selection of fresh, delicious meals and grocery essentials, and go! Learn more at amazon.com/go.

At Amazon Go, the Food Service team manages the perishable foods and beverage that are sold in our Go stores including made-to-order-sandwiches, iced and hot espresso beverages, hot snacks, baked goods, froyo, and ready-to-eat and ready-to-heat products.

Are you passionate about the Day 1 and Owner mentality? The Go Food Service team is looking for an exceptionally motivated and talented Senior Category Manager. This role is responsible for starting from scratch a new food service category to expand the selection we currently offer in our stores and continue to delight our customers. This role requires an entrepreneurial spirit, where you will act as the primary owner of this new category, devising the business model and collaborating closely with internal and external stakeholders from multiple functions, including Culinary Team, Store Design, Ingredient Vendors, Equipment Vendors, and Store Operations. You will be end-to-end responsible to create the category and you will have P&L ownership and be responsible for driving revenue and profitability once the category launches.

The right candidate needs to: i) be able to work in an ambiguous environment and deliver results within tight timeline, ii) excel in stakeholder management, earning trust and influencing without formal authority, iii) demonstrate strong business acumen, making critical decisions regarding CapEx investment, category topline and profitability, and vendor negotiations, iv) be fast and flexible when receiving inputs, clear and organized when delivering outputs, and last but not least v) passionate about the food service sector and food service CX.

Expect approximately 20% travel in this role.

Key job responsibilities

The successful Category Manager must be able to:

• Own P&L for the category and focus on strategy for scalable revenue and margin improvement

• Responsible for setting strategic direction for the category that optimizes for long-term success

• Conduct financial analysis of business opportunities, drive internal initiatives to meet and exceed financial goals

• Initiate, structure, negotiate for partnership with both new and existing merchants. Create business plans for new opportunities and develop and execute project plans for the launch, and long-term operations.

• Coordinate cross-functional teams, and communicate with internal and external partners, while meeting tight deadlines

• This role will require a willingness to dive into the details, solve new problems as they arise, be comfortable with ambiguity, and look around corners while always obsessing over customers

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

New York, NY, USA | Seattle, WA, USA

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of with Excel experience

• Bachelor's degree, or 5+ years of professional or military experience

• Experience with business analysis and P&L management

• Experience in account management, project/program management, or buying

• Experience driving direction and alignment with cross-functional teams

• Experience driving internal cross-team collaboration

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using data to influence business decisions

• Knowledge of Microsoft Access or SQL

• Experience in the Food industry or Retail industry, experience dealing with food service vendors

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, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $96,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.