Category Manager – Amazon Now (Saudi National)

About the role

Amazon Now (Anow) is Amazon's quick commerce offering in Saudi Arabia, delivering everyday essentials in 15 minutes from dark stores across the country. As a Category Manager you will own the end‑to‑end performance of one or more product categories, driving selection, availability, pricing and promotions to achieve growth, basket penetration and margin targets.

Key responsibilities

• Define and continuously refine the selection assortment to optimize the product mix and drive top and bottom line performance.
• Own the P&L for assigned categories post‑launch, driving profitability improvement with stakeholders across Vendors, Operations, and Advertising.
• Monitor daily category performance metrics including GMS, units, availability, and SWOOS, flagging gaps with clear root‑cause analysis.
• Maintain and expand in‑stock assortment by identifying missing ASINs, coordinating onboarding with Vendor Managers, and resolving availability issues with Replenishment and Inbound teams.
• Prepare category inputs for commercial events covering inventory, promotional plans, and readiness checklists.
• Conduct regular competitive analysis to surface selection and availability gaps.
• Negotiate category marketing funds from vendors and collaborate with the Ads team to secure Amazon’s fair share of brand advertising investment.
• Build and maintain category dashboards and performance reports to support weekly and monthly business reviews.
• Identify automation opportunities to improve key inputs including selection, pricing, profitability, and availability at scale.
• Support the Category Leader in driving strategic initiatives and identifying growth opportunities across the Grocery and Non‑Grocery portfolio.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 5+ years of experience in retail, operations, product or program management, or business management/consulting with a track record of negotiations and delivering results.
• Experience with financial analysis and P&L ownership.
• Experience managing large data sets and using them to drive performance and process improvements.
• Experience in vendor negotiations, pricing and promotion, inventory management, and product development.