Sr. Trade Planning Manager, WWGS (Worldwide Grocery Store)
Amazon.com Services LLC•4h ago
United StatesOnsite$115.6K–$160KFull-timeMid Level5+ yrs exp
H-1B verified · 2310 LCAs
- The WWGS Trade Planning team is responsible for defining the desired shopping experience for our omnichannel events through guided selection decisions, seasonal/holiday/event offerings
- merchandising strategies, ensuring a cohesive customer journey. The team leads WWGS critical stakeholders through our major event calendars guiding Category Managers and broader teams on seasonal selection
- maintaining financial accountability for Key Performance Indicators (KPI). The team provides a crucial bridge between category teams, marketing partners
- other stakeholders, sharing industry trends and competitive insights while maintaining focus on seasonal/holiday/ event strategies. The team establishes performance standards by defining the requirements for seasons/holidays/events, effectively balancing customer satisfaction with financial targets while maintaining consistency across all channels. Job Summary: As a Sr. Trade Planning Manager, you will have end-to-end ownership over major seasonal and/or holiday events, guiding cross-functional stakeholders to develop, build
- execute omnichannel experiences that meet our customer expectations. In this role, you'll help build and maintain mechanisms that consolidate topline plans, drive cross-functional execution
- enable achievement of business goals through coordinated trade activities. You will partner with our finance and instock team on topline financial plans, track performance against goals
- report performance to leadership. This position is highly collaborative, balancing analytical precision with creative problem solving across the stakeholder group. Key job responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end strategic planning for seasonal events, promotions, and merchandising initiatives across both physical and digital channels
- Partner with Marketing, Category, Merchandising, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment on trade strategies and execution
- Drive performance tracking and analysis through structured reviews and post-season analysis
- Manage trade plan development and execution to meet financial targets while delivering compelling customer experiences
- Provide competitive insights and market intelligence to inform strategic planning
- Identify friction points in current workback schedules and planning process that unlocks scale through automation and simplification
- Serve as the connective leader ensuring every stakeholder has clarity on goals and metrics and delivers against the workback schedules
- 5+ years of program or project management experience - Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements - Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership - Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Marketing or related field - 5+ years of category management or trade planning experience - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to work across multiple teams - Experience with data analysis and project management tools (Excel, Smartsheets, Microsoft office products)” - Strong project and stakeholder management skills
- able to lead high-stakes cross-functional initiatives - Experience managing complex projects, owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and sharing results with senior leadership - Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of omnichannel retail go-to-market strategies - Track record of driving results through influencing without authority - Experience with retail planning systems and tools - Ability to balance multiple stakeholder needs while maintaining strategic focus on delivering on topline goals - Experience leveraging automation and AI tools to streamline processes, reduce manual effort
- drive operational efficiencies - Experience with selection strategy, space planning, trade planning
- vendor management Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability
- other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications
- location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off
- parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits . USA, TX, AUSTIN - 115,600.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually USA, VA, Arlington - 115,600.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually USA, WA, Seattle - 115,600.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
Required skills
data analysisproject managementExcelSmartsheetsMicrosoft Officecategory managementtrade planningomnichannel retailautomationAI toolsvendor management