INDIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

ISB CAS - DETAILS FOR THE JOB Category Management

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Job Title Category Management Multi Location No

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Group Funcgtion General management / Strategic

Planning

City Bangalore and Hyderabad and

Delhi and Chennai and Mumbai

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Recruiter Function General Management Country India

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Currency INR Expected Date of

Shortlist

11/30/2014

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Position Lateral Years of Experince From 2 To 5

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Salary Range 18 L to 20 L Expression Of

Interest /Covering

Letter Required

Yes

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Deadline Date 11/8/2014 12 : 00 Senior Job No

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Interview Date : Position Type Lateral

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Posted Date 11/5/2014 CGPA Asked No

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Approved Date 11/5/2014 Blue Tagged No

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Campus Both Finance Job No

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Title Mr Name Sayan Dutta

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Designation Head – University Relations

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Job Description

Note: Location would depend upon availability and would be communicated closer to the joining

date.

About Amazon.com

Amazon.com strives to be Earth's most customer-centric company where people can find and discover

virtually anything they want to buy online. By giving customers more of what they want - low prices, vast

selection, and convenience - Amazon.com continues to grow and evolve as a world-class e-commerce

platform. Amazon's evolution from Web site to e-commerce partner to development platform is driven

by the spirit of innovation that is part of the company's DNA. The world's brightest technology minds

come to Amazon.com to research and develop technology that improves the lives of shoppers and

sellers around the world.

About the Role

Category Management – Junglee.com / Amazon.in

Category Managers at Amazon have end to end responsibility of the category they have been assigned

to. Amazon strives to present its customers with the widest selection of products at the best prices –

The Category manager’s role is to bring in the relevant assortment, manage their sales negotiate terms

with the vendors.

Responsibilities Include

The successful candidate will be the business owner, with responsibility for signing the right mix of

vendors, adding unique local selection, driving traffic conversion and margin improvements while

delivering top notch customer experience. He/she must be an effective leader and communicator

working with our most important partners and vendors, as well as with internal colleagues and groups.

He or she will have strong business judgment with a track record of strong ownership values and

relationship management skills. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work on a start-up

business team.

Basic Qualification and Skills Required

An understanding of and passion for e-commerce.

Work experience is preferred (2 - 4.5 years).

Experience in Business, buying, Selling or finance

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Proven negotiation skills, influencing abilities

Strong numerical and analytical aptitude

Proven experience leading cross-functional projects

Ability to think and react in a high-energy, fast-paced environment

Good organizational skills including prioritizing, scheduling, time management, and meeting

deadlines

Detail-oriented

Technical aptitude and agility to learn web-based tools

Smart, enthusiastic, hard-working, and creative.

Innovative, team oriented, and have a desire to participate in change and appreciate a dynamic

environment with rapidly changing priorities.

Experience in project ownership and using customer data to identify and prioritize opportunities.

Inventory Planning Management – Amazon.in

Amazon is seeking Inventory Planners with a background in inventory or business analysis, finance or

supply-chain disciplines for our locations and our affiliate companies in India. This position is responsible

for developing and executing category level sales and inventory strategies to optimize availability and

inventory turns. In this role, you will have end to end ownership of managing inventory. You will also

build strong partnerships with vendor management, merchandising and operations teams to drive

toward common goals. To succeed in the role, you must possess the ability to operate from a company-

wide perspective and will need to encourage cross-functional and cross-business project development.

Responsibilities Include

Manage inventory, open-to-buy, inventory health, item-level forecasting, assortment planning

Participate in manufacturer and vendor reviews; drive vendor operational improvement through

measurement and process improvement

Interact with operations teams and drive efficiencies through team collaboration

Manage inbound shipments: fill rate, ASNs, operational issues, lead time

Achieve and maintain high instock rates on replenishment programs

Analyze inventory position and sku performance to determine inventory liability, determine exit

strategy for unproductive inventory

Basic Qualification and Skills Required

An understanding of and passion for e-commerce.

Work experience is preferred (2 - 4.5 years).

Experience in working with computer databases and tools such as MS-Excel

Experience in communicating and presenting to senior leadership

Experience with SQL is a strong plus

Curiosity to dig several layers deep into metrics, have an innate desire to understand key drivers and

whether they are the correct or best metrics to measure/manage a business or process

Ability to influence cross-functional teams

Ability to multitask and manage multiple projects - work prioritization, planning and task delegation

Proven track record of taking ownership and driving results

Broad commercial awareness developed in a fast-moving environment

Exceptional interpersonal and communication (both written and verbal) skills

Innovative, team oriented, and have a desire to participate in change and appreciate a

dynamic environment with rapidly changing priorities.

Experience in project ownership and using customer data to identify and prioritize

opportunities.