Category Specialist, Tools & Home Improvement

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Description

Amazon Saudi Arabia is looking for a smart, enthusiastic, hard-working, and creative Category Specialist to join our business to be based out of Riyadh.

The Category Specialist will be responsible for developing and owning the strategy for some of our top vendor relationships in KSA. Within this role, the individual will have the opportunity to establish and maintain strong vendor partnerships, manage category profitability, and identify means to improve the customer experience. We are seeking a business leader with a broad skill set that demonstrates analytical horsepower, excellent business judgment, strong vendor management and negotiation skills, deep curiosity to uncover how things work, and a passion for creating a world-class shopping experience for our customers. You will work with vendors of all sizes and must have the leadership presence and communication skills to represent Amazon at all levels of these organizations. Experience in business analytics, strategic thinking, negotiations, and operations are required.

Key job responsibilities

1. Define strategies to deliver best-in-class customer experience while delivering profitable growth in the retail category.
2. Develop knowledge of supply/demand trends and success drivers of your category.
3. Establish relationships and negotiate agreements/deals with leading manufacturers and brands. Drive new product launches and additions in the category.
4. Execute and lead projects to more efficiently source stock, manage prices, and execute promotions.
5. Collaborate with vendors and merchandising teams on promotions and marketing initiatives and coordinate with the Merchandising team to execute these activities.
6. Collaborate with operational teams to ensure healthy inventory levels while managing stock-out/overstock risk.
7. Participate in day-to-day operational aspects of the category, including gathering and addressing customer feedback, price monitoring, and business improvement initiatives.
8. Be an ambassador within the industry and continuously enhance our position.

Basic Qualifications

1. 1+ years of account management, project or program management, or buying experience.
2. Experience using Excel and other business analytic tools.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Experience with software and editing tools (including HTML, Excel, and SQL).
2. Experience in online retail.
3. Experience using analytical specific tools such as Google Analytics, SQL, or HTML.

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