Strategic MRO & Sourcing Category Manager

Amazon Inc.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services is recruiting a Procurement Category Manager in Sydney to drive sourcing strategies for MRO/EHS categories, collaborate with stakeholders, and reduce costs through bidding, negotiations, and data-driven insights.

The role emphasizes global procurement processes, metrics, and supplier performance, with a strong focus on leadership principles and entrepreneurial drive in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of supply chain management, production planning, capacity planning or manufacturing operations experience.
• Experience with data analysis tools such as Excel, Pivot Tables, SQL, Tableau, etc.
• Experience with Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Experience in high-volume operations or sourcing environments.
• Experience in global supply chain management, managing cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Services Sourcing for the assigned MRO/EHS categories.
• Manage and coordinate all customer requirements within the region for category.
• Liaise with other category managers for delivery of Goods and Services.
• Achieve cost savings through bidding and negotiations.
• Analyze category data and metrics to drive Procurement category strategies.
• Understand trends in customers’ needs and concerns, across categories and region, to influence customers’ priorities.
• Lead supplier selection process across multiple categories, internal teams, and regions, and create longer-term supplier selection strategies for management.
• Ensure you are knowledgeable about the supply market and supplier capabilities, technically and geographically.
• Develop mechanisms and metrics to track supplier performance related to delivery, quality, and cost (Manage the SRM process in the region).
• Create supplier scorecards to measure and track supplier performance.
• Lead business reviews to discuss best practices and issues and 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 support throughout the contracting process, as well as management of contracts post-execution.

Skills

Data analysis (Excel, Pivot Tables,SQL

Tableau

Six Sigma

Education

Master's degree in Procurement/Business/Finance/Economics

Tools

Excel

Pivot Tables

SQL

Tableau

Job description

Amazon Web Services is recruiting a Procurement Category Manager in Sydney to drive sourcing strategies for MRO/EHS categories, collaborate with stakeholders, and reduce costs through bidding, negotiations, and data-driven insights.

The role emphasizes global procurement processes, metrics, and supplier performance, with a strong focus on leadership principles and entrepreneurial drive in a fast-paced environment.