Sr. Product Manager, Merchandising, AFS, In-Store Product
Amazon
Full-time
On-site
Seattle, Washington, United States
$124,500 - $206,000 USD yearly
Are you a builder who thrives in a fast-paced, startup environment? Do you enjoy working cross-functionally to improve experiences for customers? The Amazon Fresh In-Store Product team is looking for a Sr Product Manager for Merchandising. This role will own a core set of 1P and 3P tools (Blue Yonder) for which they own developing vision and collaborating with partners to drive the implementation. This PM will advocate for a bar-raising CX through improved product experiences and streamlined tooling.
A successful candidate thinks big by defining the long-term vision for their space, dives deep to understand pain-points and delivers results by building and executing against a roadmap of features in partnership with Tech, Program and Operations Teams.
The Sr. PM will confidentially manage through evolving and complex demands, build scalable solutions and innovate on behalf of our customers. This person must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment, and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities. High judgment, ability to influence, exceptional organization and communication skills, and leadership are essential to success in this role. This role requires clear articulation of complex problems and proposed solutions. The Sr. PM will lead discussions with category, in stock partners, field leadership, and process owners to drive decisions on operational strategies that impact the business. Your role will be highly collaborative, requiring you to partner with cross-functional partners to drive positive results to business metrics.
The ideal candidate has experience in Blue Yonder or other similar planogram solutions. They are a self-starter and comfortable conceptualizing and leading complex initiatives from end to end. They should have experience in grocery, workflow-based tools, and large-scale implementations. They should be comfortable collaborating with a broad set of stakeholders including category and engineering teams.
Key job responsibilities
- Drive improvements in both processes and technology to help merchandisers.
- Drive thought leadership on ways to automate and simplify existing processes and tools used across the Amazon Fresh Stores network.
- Balance the business need versus technical/operational constraints.
- Create scalable programs and processes that can be implemented, consistently executed, and measured.
- Responsible for conducting training for the Merchandising team to ensure users are up to speed, and capable of utilizing new tools and tech enhancements as they are rolled.
- Provide business requirements, feedback, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) on new products and merchandising software feature enhancements.
- 5+ years of product or program management, product marketing, business development or technology experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- Experience with end to end product delivery
- Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
- Experience as a product manager or owner
- Experience owning technology products
- Proficiency in Blue Yonder or other planogram software solutions.
- Experience in physical retail, preferably grocery
- Experience in influencing senior leadership through data driven insights
- Experience working across functional teams and senior stakeholders
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $124,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $206,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
A successful candidate thinks big by defining the long-term vision for their space, dives deep to understand pain-points and delivers results by building and executing against a roadmap of features in partnership with Tech, Program and Operations Teams.
The Sr. PM will confidentially manage through evolving and complex demands, build scalable solutions and innovate on behalf of our customers. This person must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial environment, and not be hindered by ambiguity or competing priorities. High judgment, ability to influence, exceptional organization and communication skills, and leadership are essential to success in this role. This role requires clear articulation of complex problems and proposed solutions. The Sr. PM will lead discussions with category, in stock partners, field leadership, and process owners to drive decisions on operational strategies that impact the business. Your role will be highly collaborative, requiring you to partner with cross-functional partners to drive positive results to business metrics.
The ideal candidate has experience in Blue Yonder or other similar planogram solutions. They are a self-starter and comfortable conceptualizing and leading complex initiatives from end to end. They should have experience in grocery, workflow-based tools, and large-scale implementations. They should be comfortable collaborating with a broad set of stakeholders including category and engineering teams.
Key job responsibilities
- Drive improvements in both processes and technology to help merchandisers.
- Drive thought leadership on ways to automate and simplify existing processes and tools used across the Amazon Fresh Stores network.
- Balance the business need versus technical/operational constraints.
- Create scalable programs and processes that can be implemented, consistently executed, and measured.
- Responsible for conducting training for the Merchandising team to ensure users are up to speed, and capable of utilizing new tools and tech enhancements as they are rolled.
- Provide business requirements, feedback, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) on new products and merchandising software feature enhancements.
- 5+ years of product or program management, product marketing, business development or technology experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Experience owning/driving roadmap strategy and definition
- Experience with end to end product delivery
- Experience with feature delivery and tradeoffs of a product
- Experience as a product manager or owner
- Experience owning technology products
- Proficiency in Blue Yonder or other planogram software solutions.
- Experience in physical retail, preferably grocery
- Experience in influencing senior leadership through data driven insights
- Experience working across functional teams and senior stakeholders
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $124,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $206,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.