Worldwide Retail Growth and Development (WWRGD) owns Real Estate, Design, and Store Development across Worldwide Grocery Stores. We are responsible for bringing brick & mortar retail experiences to our customers across Amazon and Whole Foods Market banners and supporting the Worldwide Grocery Logistics network.
WWRGD is looking for a Senior Product Manager who is customer obsessed, experienced with retail product management, and proven ability to Think Big and Dive Deep. This Senior Product Manager will support the Growth & Innovation team with developing new store concepts and innovating the existing retail portfolio for Worldwide Grocery Stores. The ideal candidate will have experience supporting a concept, with a focus on launching successful new products and/or retail stores. This candidate will have a track record of earning trust, leading with influence, and delivering results in a fast-paced environment.
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Growth & Innovation, this role will be a part of a small, agile team dedicated to strategic innovation, new store concepts, and evolving the current portfolio of retail stores. This role must be adept at tactical execution and willing to dive deep to shepherd leaders’ visions into reality. This individual will be a master collaborator, comfortable working cross-functionally with business stakeholders, real estate, and senior leaders to align on requirements for new concepts. Cross-team coordination, product management, understanding of retail financials and fundamentals, and executive presentation skills are essential as this role will be balancing multiple priorities and coordinating across multiple levels of leadership.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead the production of new store concept business plans and go-to-market strategies
- Work closely with Real Estate Research to determine opportunity size of future concept versions and understand ROI
- Coordinate with Finance to create financial plans/pro forma
- Set KPIs to measure success of new store concepts or initiatives post-launch
- Collaborate cross-functionally across business stakeholders to set product vision and roadmaps
- Support Growth & Innovation leader to innovate the current portfolio and set up a mechanism to roll out updates in a systematic and cost-effective manner
- Implement systems ensuring strong follow-up management occurs on action items and questions with relevant senior leaders
- Drive Senior Manager, Growth & Innovation focus and attention to key bottlenecks, identifying potential solutions and leading implementation
- Manage projects with high levels of ambiguity and complexity, frequently navigating change
Minimum Qualifications
- 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 as a product manager or owner
- Experience working across functional teams and senior stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability writing PRFAQs for and presenting to senior leadership
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree or equivalent
- Experience in influencing senior leadership through data driven insights
- Demonstrated experience launching new retail store concepts
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.
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.
This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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