Yup! Been there, done that!  
 In general it’s a great role, be sure of the role - is it a category business dev mgr or category manager.  
 In the present scenario, You’re better off taking the former role.

Why do you say the former role is better?

Program Manager

It’s where you own P&L of the category n build the long term strategy

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Request you please show some help here if you can as i have been laid off recently

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I am currently at 8 lpa as category manager, what should I except or take a hike after march. 

Background. Worked at largest domestic Investment Bank for 2 years and shifted to category management 4 months back

Category Manager

Hey guys 

Looking out for opportunities in category management. 

Please let me know if you will be able refer me for the same.

Looking out for Opportunities in Category Management.

I am currently a Junior Product Manager (L5) at Amazon IN. Looking to switch to some other role within Amazon (context - I am a business student and always wanted to try Marketing/Finance roles). Any recommendations on which roles can be good?

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Hi anyone here from Amazon Category team? Looking for referrals! Please comment on this post and I’ll connect with you

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Category/Operationa/FC/Marketing/Brand etc side peeps. Where do you work and what's the status with layoffs? How are you preparing for the worst and what's next for you? 

#D2C #Amazon #Flipkart #Walmart #Myntra #QuickCommerce Edtech #FMCG #Consumer Electronics #Beauty #Ecommerce #Retail #Supply Chain

Business folks, Assemble!

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Hey folks a friend is interviewing for Urban Company's Category Manager role - cleared 2 rounds already. The final round is supposed to be "Operations heavy"

Can someone please throw light on what kind of questions to expect? Any help or insights would be much appreciated :))

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Same as title.
Wanted to understand the day to day duties of a Program Mgr in Amzn. 
Do they have any decision making powers, do they get involved in designing business/tech logic or it's simply a fancy courier service ?

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Hey folks! I am a sales and marketing person with close to 5 YOE, of which close to 3 years were in Category Management. Looking for something in Blr/Mumbai/Gurgaon as per order of preference. 
I have experience with P&L, GTM and sales. Able to join immediately. Any leads would be perfect, thanks a lot in advance :)

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Does the Amazon career portal even work properly? Has anyone got any interview calls / communication lately in Marketing/ Category profiles ?

If yes , what was the process like and what worked ?

Amazon Careers

Hi all,

Looking for new role in category management, growth strategy, or marketing

5.5 years of experience 
Experience across a top-tier analytics firm and a global energy company
Proficient in data science (AI/ML), consumer marketing, pricing strategy, category management analytics, digital marketing, consulting, and stakeholder management. 
MBA from Tier 1 school in India

Location - Flexible

If you are hiring/ your company is hiring/ know someone hiring, please DM me, I’ll contact you.

Looking for Category Manager roles. Please DM if suitable roles available.

I was laid off on 7th Sep and my garden leave was till 29th Sep. I got average severance package and I was in panic situation for almost 2 weeks. 

I gave interviews for 12 targeted position (luckily got till last rounds for all positions and got total 5 offers.
2 offers felt like being exploited, employers were milking my layoff situation and offered 10%-15%. I took a call to reject them and explore further.
Got 3 offers in first week of Jan, these were worth considering.
Yes I did wait for 4 months to see such favourable offers.
One with 15% hile and relocation, second with 60k Euro and move to Europe and third offer with 100% hike with remote.
It was a no brainer and I closed on the one with Remote and 100% hike.

Dont just rush to close on anything which comes first, assess the future and close on the decent or best one according to ur needs. 

For those who were laid-off recently and looking for opportunities I would say keep faith market is opening and positions are getting listed.
You will get something good soon.

Worth waiting for right offer (100% hike with remote)

Damn you man! Something I am manifesting 🤞 

Congratulations on new role! Do share your learnings through the journey

Consultant

Background: Working with B2B SaaS startup raised $165m till now. 
No appraisal this year. 
Multiple changes of top management, a boss added between reporting manager and CEO

10 months into, the role has changed from what was told, and I envisioned. Day to day work has become running behind people, taking statuses and giving to manager.
Mentally and physically draining(extensive travel) 

Sat with manager, told this is not working for me. Can the role be developed into analytical or strategic approach or new role in another department?

Three things can happen now
- Manager actually gets me something better
- Manager does nothing
- Manager fires me because I don't like the work

Tbh, all three work for me. 

Also, if you are hiring I'm open to chatting.
6 YOE, category management and business roles
MBA in marketing

Grown up way of handling things

I have a total of about 7 years of work experience, 2 years before MBA and 5 years after. The chunk of my experience is with an ecommerce startup. I've had at least three different role changes here and 10+ manager changes. I've worked my ass off in every role but with a constant feeling that it wasn't enough. I suspect a part of this is the imposters syndrome and the other part is the hustle culture that the company promotes. You're expected to be always on the go and irrespective of the pace you're at, it's never enough. 

I have been with this company for over 4 years and my ESOPs are 100% vested. I have been sitting on this very strong need of wanting to move on from here. The constant uncertainty + the layoffs I've seen is an added motivation. The company is changing its strategy every quarter and no one seems to know what they're doing. At this point people are only working for the optics and because losing a job in this market could mean months of unemployment. I want to move out but feel confused about what my skill set is. In a startup you end up doing just about everything. You become a generalist and that's making me feel like I lack depth. I'm low on confidence, the job market is unforgiving and I feel absolutely stuck right now. I'm unrepaid compared to my peers and that's a constant thought in my head. I'm currently unmarried with no dependents so the money is not an issue from sufficiency pov, it's more about being paid per the market standards. 

I'm not sure how to get out of this limbo and it's eating at me every second.

Confused and exhausted

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Working in EY as a consultant in business consulting.
Planning on switching soon - so looking for opportunities. 

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1. What are the chances we become permanent?
2. Will the contract be extended?
3. Are we eligible for other ijp while on contract?

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