# Category Manager, Amazon Now

We are looking for a Category Manager to own and grow the Produce (F&V) & Perishable business at Amazon. This role sits at the intersection of category strategy, vendor management, and operational excellence - you will drive selection and pricing decisions, and ensure customers get the best availability and speed at sustainable economics. This is a high-ownership, high-visibility role for someone who thrives in ambiguity, moves fast with data, and builds lasting relationships with both internal stakeholders and external vendors. Core Responsibilities 1. Category Ownership & P&L Management Develop selection and pricing strategies grounded in market data, customer demand signals, and competitive benchmarking. Track category health metrics daily and drive corrective actions with speed. 2. Vendor Management & Sourcing Strategy Lead vendor relationships for Produce - negotiate terms, drive compliance, and build long-term partnerships. Build and execute a direct farmer / FPO sourcing roadmap to improve freshness, cost, and supply reliability. Identify and onboard high-potential vendors and emerging D2C produce brands. 3. Operational Excellence & Supply Planning Drive in-stock availabilit

- **Id**: 3801074
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/amazon-category-manager-amazon-now-2>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Bengaluru, India
- **Countries**: IN
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-08-13T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-05
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T06:11:52Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 87
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5464
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Advertising, Cloud Platforms (IaaS & PaaS), Logistics, Streaming & OTT Platforms

## Company

- **Id**: 19
- **Name**: Amazon
- **Domain**: amazon.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/amazon>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Career site

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 78
- **Open postings**: 4548
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.885
- **Repost share**: 0.003
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 29
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Technologies

- **SQL** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 87

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: yes

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-05T11:25:30Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 12
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.443
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 87
- **Expected fill days**: 29
- **Reasons**: conf:3, stale_co, velocity, win:tail, crowd:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

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