Strategic Category Manager, Global Sourcing and Procurement

il y a 1 mois

Luxembourg City Amazon Europe Temps plein

Amazon Europe is a leading company in the e-commerce industry.

The estimated salary for this position is between 120,000 and 180,000 euros per year, depending on experience.

About the Job

We are seeking a Strategic Category Manager to join our Global Sourcing and Procurement team. In this role, you will be responsible for strategically sourcing Base Building Maintenance Services for our United Kingdom/Ireland network and taking part in global initiatives.

As a Senior Category Manager, you will coordinate with several teams across Amazon Europe and interact with our most important suppliers to satisfy organizational requirements.

  • You will establish category sourcing strategies, lead cross-functional strategic sourcing teams, negotiate with suppliers, and execute contracts to optimize Amazon's competitive position.
  • You will drive appropriate relationships with category suppliers, aiming to achieve optimal solutions and cost of ownership that meets the business' goals, supported by a culture of continuous improvement with performance benchmarks in use.
  • You will manage category suppliers to proactively identify, monitor, and optimize opportunities.
  • You will act as a market intelligence provider regarding categories, anticipating strategic opportunities and keeping key stakeholders informed.
  • You will drive category suppliers in Supplier Relationship Management activities to mitigate risk, improve performance, and add value to Amazon.
  • You will identify, achieve, and report on savings and sustainability value targets for category sourcing activities.
  • You will align with internal customers and understand the business application of the category.
  • You will build the category metrics model based on input from the category team to track and monitor performance to the category strategy; measure actual vs planned savings and advise the team of trends, escalate issues, and own action plans.

A Day in the Life

  • You will deliver market-leading low-cost, innovative, and sustainable service solutions to help our Operations teams succeed and delight Amazon.com customers with value, selection, and convenience. You will also undertake initiatives to ensure continuity of service supply.
  • You will collaborate to seek inputs and manage outputs from our external suppliers as well as internal cross-functional partners.
  • You may have to adapt and sometimes take different roles from strategy development to project management to rapidly meet customer needs.
  • You will focus on deep-diving categories to unlock value and help deploy services at scale for Operations.

Requirements and Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
  • Knowledge of Excel at an intermediate level (e.g., pivot tables & charts, multiple criteria lookups, nested logical/IF formulas, data cleansing, array formulas, etc.).
  • Experience in supply chain management.
  • Experience being responsible or leading large and complex negotiations.
  • Experience working cross-functionally with tech and non-tech teams.
  • Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in program or project management.
  • Experience in complex problem-solving, and working in a tight schedule environment.
  • Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization.

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