Senior Category Development Manager - Amazon

Job Description

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

This is no ordinary category management role.  You will be a critical member of the Amazon platform team, collaborating with Business Development Managers and Brand/Marketing Managers, to drive sales, share and profitability on Amazon.  Your unique contributions will require leveraging advanced analytics to optimize current business performance, drive future business planning, and even influence long-term brand strategy.  You will collaborate with many different disciplines, including Brand Management, Shopper Insights, IT, Finance and Supply Chain and will report to SeniorTeam Leader, Category Management - Amazon & Costco.

In the role you will:  

Deliver insights-based analysis across the shopper path to purchase including traffic & conversion levers, execution of eCommerce DPSM (e.g. VPC, Share of Search, Ratings & Reviews…) and continuous measurement & feedback on existing plans

Analyze short-term business performance to identify actionable opportunities to improve business results in-year, including gap closure

Build long-term / future year partner plans that lead to sustainable sales growth for Kimberly-Clark and Amazon

Comfortable leveraging data, insights and facts to formulate a clear and comprehensive story

Leverage and reinvent best in class eCom Category Development analytics and capabilities, to drive dynamic Category and Brand growth for K-C on Amazon platform

Be a thought leader in emerging e-Commerce market delivery channels, evolving consumer & shopper behavior and how to best activate to drive growth at Amazon.

Thrive in an ambiguous environment, prioritize the most important work, and agility to be flexible in order to maximize business impact

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there’s your open door of opportunity. It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree

Strong interpersonal skills especially related to communication (verbal and written), collaboration, and influencing

Desired Experience: 5+ years in an insights or data analytics function, 3+ years in customer development function (CPG preferred), and 2+ years related working in eCommerce environment (Amazon experience preferred). 

Expertise in various eCommerce data sources including, but not limited to: Flywheel, Profitero, Content Analytics, Amazon Brand View Pro, panel data, etc

Proven track-record of influencing others across levels and business functions

Experience synthesizing large data sets and using visualization tools such as Microsoft Power BI

Proven knowledge of PC based applications (Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) is required.

Ability to travel domestically 10% of work time

Total Benefits

Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.

Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.

Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.

Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.

Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.

To Be Considered Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.

In the meantime, please check out the careers website.

And finally, the fine print….

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.

Additional information about the compensation and benefits for this role are available upon request. You may contact 866-444-4516 – when prompted for employee ID, say “OTHER CALLER” - or kcchrprod@service-now.com for assistance. You must include the six-digit Job # with your request.

Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.

Kimberly-Clark will support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role. The benefits provided will be per the terms of Kimberly-Clark’s applicable mobility policies. The benefits/policy provided will be decided at Kimberly-Clark’s sole discretion. This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only.

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Primary LocationUSA-WA-Bellevue

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Worker TypeEmployee

Worker Sub-TypeRegular

Time TypeFull time