Strategic APAC Procurement Lead

Amazon Inc.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Australia is seeking an experienced sourcing professional to create and execute procurement strategies across multiple indirect categories in APAC. You will collaborate with internal partners and suppliers to drive cost reductions, manage supplier performance, and lead negotiations, RFx processes, and market analysis to deliver value for the business.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder influence, attention to detail, and comfort operating in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of full-time industry work experience.
• Experience practicing best-in-class procurement processes (category management, benchmarking, should-cost models, RFX, reverse auction, contracting, or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Understand customer requirements and analyze category data to establish and implement robust regional procurement category strategies that deliver value to the business
• Manage multiple indirect categories for our APAC region that could include Marketing, Professional Services, HR, Security, FM (prior experience in managing marketing spend will be held in high regard)
• Ensure speedy execution of RFPs/tenders across multiple countries from supplier on-boarding, RFx initiation, pre-tender briefings, post-tender interviews and clarifications, proposal evaluations, negotiations and supplier selection
• Provide in-depth knowledge about the supply market and supplier capabilities, technically and geographically to the business.
• Develop mechanisms and metrics to track supplier performance related to delivery, quality, and cost
• Lead business reviews to discuss best practices to ultimately improve supplier performance and strengthen business partnerships
• Innovate within the procurement space, automating and/or improving tools or processes to better support the Procurement Lifecycle
• Provide commercial and procurement advice to internal stakeholders and manage supplier relationships, including the resolution of issues and disputes.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Category management

RFX / RFx

Negotiation

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Supplier relationship management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Amazon Australia is seeking an experienced sourcing professional to create and execute procurement strategies across multiple indirect categories in APAC. You will collaborate with internal partners and suppliers to drive cost reductions, manage supplier performance, and lead negotiations, RFx processes, and market analysis to deliver value for the business.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder influence, attention to detail, and comfort operating in a fast-paced environment.