Procurement Category Manager, Mhe Components
il y a 5 jours
Completed Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business, Engineering, Information Technology (IT), Business Analytics or related field
5+ years of experience in a sourcing or supply chain management or equivalent role
Negotiation, contract negotiations and signing, supplier relationship experience
Amazon is seeking a Category Manager with procurement experience to strategically source products and services within our Global Procurement Organization (GPO) - Equipment Team - MHE (Material Handling Equipment) Category Team. The person in this role will coordinate with several teams across Amazon and will interact with our most important suppliers to satisfy organizational requirements. The position will work and partner with multiple teams to develop and execute global category sourcing strategies, deliver savings and improve productivity across the category.
Key job responsibilities
- Establish category sourcing strategies, lead cross-functional strategic sourcing teams, negotiate with suppliers and execute contracts to optimize Amazon’s competitive position
- Drive appropriate relationships with equipment suppliers, with a principal objective of achieving the optimal solution and cost of ownership that meets the business’ goals supported by a culture of continuous improvement with performance benchmarks in use
- Manage category suppliers to proactively identify, monitor and optimize opportunities
- Act as a market intelligence provider regarding categories; anticipate strategic opportunities and keep key stakeholders informed
- Drive category suppliers in Supplier Relationship Management activities to mitigate risk, improve performance and add value to Amazon
- Identify, achieve and report on savings and value targets for category sourcing activities
- Negotiation and implementation of supplier agreements/contracts by working with cross-functional stakeholders and suppliers to reach agreement on contract terms and conditions.
- Help develop long-term department strategies and significantly influencing the cross-company project development and purchasing processes and standards.
**KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS**:
- Earn the trust of key stakeholders to drive strategy alignment with the business
- Create a category strategy in conjunction with internal customers to ensure there is a comprehensive, unified approach for the category.
- Achieve yearly cost saving or value targets appropriate to the category aligned with annual budget processes.
- Define and report on key metrics that measure effectiveness of supply and cost savings
- Champion standards and process improvements
**TRAVEL REQUIREMENT**: Travel up to 25%
Master’s degree; preferred in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Engineering, Operations or related
Retail Vendor Management experience
Material Handling Industry experience or experience with complex engineered solutions.
Demonstrated top performance in prior role(s), with increasing levels of responsibility.
Ability to manage multiple simultaneous global projects requiring frequent communication, organization/time management and problem solving skills.
Responsiveness to satisfy business needs not compromising project timelines.
Ability to persuade and convince stakeholders to implement new ways of working, being able to create risk mitigation plans and answer stakeholder's concerns with facts and data.
2+ years of practiced analytical skills including the ability to collect data, analyze, synthesize, and draw conclusions on large amounts of data.
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