Senior Product Manager, Buyability & Selection

Cape Town, South AfricaFull-timeSeniorOn-sitePosted 8 Oct 2026

Job Overview

Amazon South Africa is building out its Retail Operations and Initiatives (RO&I) function in Cape Town and is hiring a Senior Product Manager, Buyability & Selection. You will own the selection funnel — the path a product takes from being listed to being purchasable, discoverable and delivered — and every friction point along it.

You will define governance mechanisms, build automation and drive cross-functional accountability that determines whether customers can buy what vendors make available: building the buyability defect taxonomy, intake mechanism and triage SLAs from zero, migrating manual processes to rules-based systems, and partnering with data engineering on the intelligence layer that makes the funnel visible.

The model exists in Amazon's peer markets; here you build it from scratch, with full ownership and direct visibility to country leadership. Ideal for a product or program manager with 5+ years' experience in e-commerce, retail or logistics who is fluent with data (SQL, Python, Power BI or Tableau).

Key Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end selection funnel and the weekly diagnostic that identifies where it leaks
Build the buyability defect taxonomy, intake mechanism and triage SLAs from zero
Design and implement governance for demand-promise accuracy; migrate manual processes to automated, rules-based systems
Translate demand signals, competitive gaps and funnel data into prioritised actions for Vendor Managers and In-Stock Managers
Partner with data engineering to build the intelligence layer that makes the funnel visible and actionable
Present funnel performance to store leadership and escalate blockers with clear business impact
Embed AI and automation into detection and governance workflows to scale without scaling headcount

Required Qualifications

5+ years of product or program management, product marketing, business development or technology experience
Experience owning and driving roadmap strategy and definition
Experience with Excel, reporting and data tools (Power BI, Python, SQL or Tableau) or using financial models and KPIs to drive proven business impact
Experience in e-commerce, retail, advertising or logistics
Experience influencing senior leadership through data-driven insights
Preferred: bachelor's degree; experience working across functional teams and senior stakeholders

Skills & Requirements

Product ManagementE-commerce OperationsSelection & Catalogue ManagementFunnel AnalyticsProcess AutomationGovernance DesignSQLPythonPower BI / TableauVendor Management CollaborationAI & AutomationExecutive Stakeholder Management