Category Manager, Amazon Now

Own the end-to-end P&L for the Produce (F&V) category, including planning, forecasting, and driving growth — with a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact the business. Develop and execute selection and pricing strategies grounded in market data, customer demand signals, and competitive benchmarking; continuously track market trends and competitor activities to identify opportunities. Lead vendor relationships for Produce — negotiate terms, drive compliance, and build long-term strategic partnerships; develop and execute a direct farmer / FPO sourcing roadmap to improve freshness, cost, and supply reliability. Drive in-stock availability and speed-of-delivery targets; own seasonal demand and supply planning, anticipating volatility and building buffers proactively. Reduce Cost of Business Waste (CoBW) through process improvements across procurement, forecasting, and fulfillment in partnership with in-stock, logistics, and supply chain teams. Generate and implement ideas to drive business improvement, innovation, and scale within the category, including building long-range forecasts in collaboration with partner teams. Work closely with regional and city vendor managers, in-stock managers, and cross-functional teams to align priorities and ensure execution excellence. Present category reviews, business performance, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership. Identify and onboard high-potential vendors and emerging sou BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - 5+ years of retail, operations, product or program management, or business management/consulting with negotiations and delivering results experience - Bachelor's degree, or 3+ years of professional or military experience - Experience owning a P&L PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Experience managing large data sets and utilizing to drive performance and process improvements - Experience in vendor negotiations, pricing and promotion, inventory management, and product development

Amazon is a global technology company operating in e-commerce, cloud computing (AWS), digital streaming, advertising and artificial intelligence. Its India operations span development centres in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Gurugram and Mumbai, covering retail technology, AWS infrastructure, Alexa, advertising, payments and supply-chain systems.