Amazon Brand Director

USA (Hybrid)

$200K/yr – $215K/yrSenior Level8+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead growth and profitability for the Amazon business, coordinating strategy across product, merchandising, and cross-functional teams.

  • Own end-to-end Amazon growth initiatives from content to conversion.
  • Synthesize data to identify trends and opportunities for demand, traffic, and assortment.
  • Lead a high-performing team and coordinate with Sales, Merchandising, Marketing, and Licensing.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the next phase of growth and scale for the Amazon business, driving topline revenue, profitability, and brand expansion.
  • Partner closely with marketing to translate product strategy, inventory flow, and key commercial opportunities into impactful full-funnel activation plans that drive demand while maintaining efficiency.
  • Drive inventory productivity by optimizing assortment, depth, and flow to maximize sell-through, improve inventory turn, and support profitable growth.
  • Leverage cross-functional partnerships to develop and execute merchandising strategies that align with brand vision while delivering strong commercial performance.
  • Optimize key Amazon growth levers including product content (PDP and A+), conversion, and customer engagement programs such as Vine to drive sustained traffic and revenue growth.
  • Generate and synthesize business analysis to identify trends, unlock opportunities, and inform actionable strategies across traffic, conversion, and assortment.
  • Manage financial performance and support P&L ownership, ensuring alignment between sales, margin, and inventory investments.
  • Prepare and present seasonal product strategies, business plans, and performance recaps to senior leadership.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally across Sales, Merchandising, Marketing, Retail, Planning, and Licensing to ensure alignment on business priorities and execution.
  • Build and develop a high-performing team, fostering accountability, collaboration, and strong commercial acumen.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree.
  • 8+ years relevant experience, buying or sales experience.
  • Amazon Experience.
  • Strong computer skills (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
  • Full understanding of product lifecycle & proficient in retail math.
  • Knowledge of industry best practices/standards.
  • Demonstrated experience in synthesizing data analyses into actionable results.
  • Ability to work in NYC office 3 days a week.

Preferred

  • Strong insightful analytical skills and business acumen.
  • Fast learner and passionate for sales, strong knowledge of trends, fashion sense and know-how.
  • The ability to think strategically, drive results and build a high-performance organization.
  • Entrepreneurial, out of the box thinker.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills: ability to communicate across diverse groups, such as internal functions as well as external licensing partners.
  • Goal-oriented, driven and experienced in networking with and influencing decision-makers.
  • Strong presentation skills.
  • Effective project management skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to stay organized, manage multiple priorities and work under pressure.
  • A self-starter, professionally mature, accountable, resourceful, with accurate work output.

Benefits

  • Generous Paid Time Off & Holiday Calendar
  • Summer Fridays
  • Internal Mobility Across Brands
  • Cross-brand Discount
  • Exclusive Employee Sales
  • Fav 5 Cards (MK Discount for friends and family)
  • 401k Match
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Thrive Wellness Program
  • Commuter Benefits
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Founded in 1981
New York, New York, USA
8.6K employees (816 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
10.2M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$165K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
32.6%
Direct
55.2%
Referral
5.2%
Social
4%
Paid
2.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~8.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
411 (5% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
Median Tenure
4.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4

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