Category Manager - Private Brands (Hardlines)

Amazon Australia's Retail team is looking for a Private Brands Category Manager to join us as we continue growing and setting new standards in e-commerce for Australian customers. In this role, you will own the end-to-end commercial performance of Amazon's own-brand products - from identifying market opportunities and building go-to-market strategies, to launching, scaling, and optimising brands that deliver exceptional value to customers. This is a strategic, hands-on role requiring deep commercial acumen, full P&L ownership, and the ability to conduct sophisticated analysis that drives strategic business decisions. Unlike traditional category management roles focused on third-party vendor partnerships, this position centres on growing Amazon's proprietary brands, requiring a blend of brand strategy, commercial execution, and strong cross-functional stakeholder management. You'll need to be comfortable working with multiple metrics and KPIs, conducting complex analysis, and making data-driven decisions that directly impact profitability and customer experience. As a Private Brands Category Manager, you'll be a passionate advocate for customers while driving your category's success through pricing strategy, inventory management, marketing execution, and strong relationships with internal teams and cross-functional partners. You'll also act as a Subject Matter Expert in your field, coaching and developing team members and peers. A successful Private Brands Category Manager will: - Enjoy a high degree of ownership: Own the P&L, drive ranging and pricing strategy, and identify operational efficiencies across your portfolio. - Drive commercial performance through data: Go beyond reviewing data to proactively dive deep into metrics, uncover opportunities, build financial models, and develop actionable strategies that improve profitability and customer value. - Own inventory and ordering strategy: Manage ordering decisions and inventory health to ensure optimal in-stock levels. - Build and execute go-to-market strategies: Develop and execute launch plans for new-to-AU products, including pricing positioning, marketing campaigns, and promotional strategies that drive awareness and conversion. - Champion customer experience (CX): Own the end-to-end customer experience for your brands, from product detail page quality, to reviews, ratings, and post-purchase satisfaction. Continuously improve CX metrics. - Excel at stakeholder management: Drive success through others by building strong relationships and influencing cross-functional teams. Navigate ambiguity and align diverse stakeholders. - Embrace a growth mindset: Demonstrate resilience, curiosity, and a genuine appetite for continuous learning, including Amazon's ways of working such as document-led meetings and a culture of high-velocity decision making. - Technology & AI Adoption: Embrace AI and new technologies, diving into Amazon's tools and systems quickly and confidently. - Thrive in a fast-paced environment: Demonstrate strong organisational skills and effectively prioritise competing demands across multiple workstreams. ________________________________________________ There are also a great range of benefits that make Amazon a great place to work, including our popular Dogs At Work program which has been proven to lower stress and boost morale and is now running successfully in our corporate offices around Australia. Our commuter benefits scheme allows employees to save on the cost of getting to and from work while Amazon also offers subsidized health insurance for employees and their dependents on top of salary continuance (income protection), and life insurance. Amazon has all kinds of jobs for all kinds of people, and prides itself on hiring individuals with all types of background and experiences and celebrates diversity of leadership and thought as a key component in its mission to create the most customer-centric company in the world. This position requires full-time