The Sr. Merchandising Manager, Food, is the single-threaded leader for all food merchandising across Amazon Grocery stores. This role owns the end-to-end merchandising strategy for the Food department, from space allocation through planogram execution on the shelf. You will drive how food products are presented, organized, and experienced by customers in our physical stores, directly impacting sales performance and the in-store customer experience.
This role reports to the Manager of Merchandising and partners cross-functionally with Category, Supply Chain, Store Operations, and Technology teams.
Key job responsibilities
• Space Strategy and Floor Planning You will own the space strategy for Food, determining how square footage is allocated across food categories to maximize sales and the customer experience. You will develop and maintain floor plans that reflect assortment priorities, seasonal shifts, and business objectives.
• Planogram Development and Execution You will build and maintain planograms that dictate product placement at the shelf level. You will ensure planograms are accurate, executable, and aligned to category strategy. You will own the feedback loop between what is planned and what is executed in-store.
• Fixture Management You will select, place, and manage all fixtures within the Food department, including shelving, endcaps, coolers, and promotional displays. You will partner with store design and operations to ensure fixtures support the merchandising strategy and are maintained to standard.
• Store Execution and Transition Management You will plan and lead all merchandising transitions and resets within Food, ensuring store teams have clear direction, accurate materials, and realistic timelines. You will monitor execution quality and address gaps in real time.
• Cross-Functional Partnership and Change Management You will serve as the Merchandising voice in cross-functional forums, including pre-launch reviews for technology and operational changes that affect the Food department. You will ask questions, raise concerns, and pressure-test changes before they reach the store floor. You will monitor impact post-launch and escalate disruption to store teams or customers.
• Performance Monitoring You will track how merchandising decisions impact sales, inventory, and the customer experience at the department and category level. You will use data to inform space allocation, product placement, and fixture decisions, and adjust plans based on what the data shows.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 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
- 5+ years of experience in merchandising, space planning, or category management in brick-and-mortar retail
- Experience building and managing planograms using space planning software
- Experience leading merchandising transitions and resets across a multi-store environment
- Experience partnering cross-functionally with buying, operations, and supply chain teams
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into merchandising decisions
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in grocery or food retail merchandising
- Experience with fixture selection, procurement, and lifecycle management
- Experience influencing without authority across cross-functional teams
- Track record of identifying and resolving execution gaps between plan and in-store reality
- Comfort operating in ambiguity and building processes from scratch
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, and 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, Seattle - 115,600.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
