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Work hard. Have fun. Make history. At Amazon we expect no more and no less from you. Ever since Amazon opened its doors, it has been the aim to become the most customer-centric company in the world. How is this achieved? By having people like you who make sure that customers find everything that they are looking for online - at great prices and convenience. Both Amazon and sellers who list their products on the site already offer millions of new and used items in a wide range of categories. And this is just the beginning. Come and experience a company that reinvents itself every day. Immerse yourself in an environment that is fast-paced, expanding and is continuously inventing new efficiencies and offering great opportunity for our customers and for you! Amazon UAE is looking for a smart, enthusiastic, hard-working and creative candidate to join as a Category Manager for the Home Entertainment Category
A successful Candidate will be able to:

- Act as the \'business owner\' for assigned category, possessing a complete understanding (inclusive of the strategic context) of internal and external variables that impact your business (this entails owning forecasting, monitoring, understanding and reporting on the business, along with responsibility for driving projects and promotions to achieve business objectives)

- Have a thorough understanding of the industry, seasonality and business trends/events, and continually monitor competitor/industry developments

- Maximize Amazon\'s business profitability and selection expansion opportunities

- Have a complete understanding of the customer needs, both existing and potential, and use that knowledge to advocate for and drive delivery of site features that provide Amazon customers with an unparalleled shopping experience

- Manage vendor relationships - manage supplier/partner contracts, manage day-to-day relationships, and negotiate and secure marketing funds

- Create business plans for new opportunities and develop and execute project plans for the launch of new features, incorporating merchandising and pricing strategies

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

- Conduct financial analysis of business opportunities to meet and exceed revenue and profitability targets

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

Dubai, ARE

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of with Excel experience
- Bachelor\'s degree, or 5+ years of professional or military experience
- 5+ years of retail, operations, product or program management, or business management/consulting with negotiations and delivering results experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor\'s degree
- 7+ years of retail, operations, product or program management, or business management/consulting with negotiations and delivering results experience
- Knowledge of Excel and extracting data through varied reporting tools in order to drive and influence business decisions

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