Retail Category Management: Books, Games and Software
Seattle, Washington
negotiation, and team Education Lifecycle (K
Amazon is seeking a general manager with proven experience in strategy, execution, negotiation, and team development to lead its Textbooks business across the Education Lifecycle (K-12, Test Prep, Professional, Lifelong Learning). As Senior Manager, you will own the Retail P and L and will be responsible for leading and developing a high performing team, setting strategy for your category to drive profitable growth, creating strong partnerships with vendors (publishers), exploring new and emerging business models, running day-to-day operations, and delivering innovation to improve the customer experience. The best candidate will have a broad skill set, with demonstrated career progression and a proven track record of delivering results. The successful candidate will possess strong analytical acumen, superb business judgment, strategic negotiation skills, and a propensity to dive deep to solve complex problems. You will also have a passion for creating a world class shopping experience for
· Bachelor’s degree · 5-7 years of relevant senior level experience in retail, operations, and/or business management/consulting with a proven history of delivering results · 5+ years experience in negotiations and vendor management · Experience hiring and developing teams · MBA with 10 years relevant business experience · Superior analytical and quantitative skills, comfortable with complex financial data · Track record of delivering results, setting strategy, and running a large volume and high profile business · Experience in vendor negotiations, pricing and promotion, inventory management,