Senior Category Manager- 3P LATAM, External Fulfillment LATAM

Amazon; São Paulo; Presencial; BRL 60.000 - 100.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

An established industry player is looking for a Senior Category Manager to lead strategic third-party logistics relationships. This role is crucial in enhancing fulfillment operations and requires a blend of procurement and operational expertise. You will innovate and implement sourcing strategies that ensure a resilient supply chain while maintaining top-notch service and cost efficiency. Join a dynamic team that values creativity and collaboration, and be part of a mission to optimize logistics solutions for a fast-paced environment. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in a leading organization.

Qualificações

• 5+ years of direct procurement experience.
• 2+ years of operations experience.
• Fluent in Brazilian Portuguese and English.

Responsabilidades

• Build a resilient 3PL supplier ecosystem for network capacity.
• Drive sourcing strategies and improve supplier performance.
• Collaborate with operational teams to implement strategies.

Conhecimentos

Direct Procurement

Operations Management

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Formação académica

Bachelor of Science

MBA

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Senior Category Manager- 3P LATAM, External Fulfillment LATAM

We are seeking a talented Senior Category Manager to play an instrumental role in building strategic third-party external fulfillment relationships to supplement Amazon fulfillment and storage capacity. The role will interface with end to end fulfillment partners creating strategic connections to meet network requirements on an annual basis. This role will be external facing to Third Party Logstics (3PL) fulfillment providers and will act as a liaison to internal Amazon Fulfillment Network (AFN) stakeholders.

As a Senior Category Manager, you will create and own the strategic relationship with 3PL providers and senior internal stakeholders. You will ensure continuity of supply by developing 3PLs to service every instance of the fulfillment network from storage to fulfillment and in some instances transportation. You will develop holistic solutions with 3PL to meet topology, service, customer experience, speed, flexibility, and ultimately cost to serve requirements. You will drive key sourcing activities in collaboration with network partners ensuring network resiliency. This role will require a level of innovation to solve on behalf of our customers, consistently breaking perceived solution constraints

We are seeking a leader with procurement and operations experience to build a network of strategically sourced 3PL solutions capable of meeting Amazon network requirements. The position will work and partner with multiple teams to develop and execute category sourcing strategies and processes, deliver savings and improve productivity.

Key job responsibilities
- Build and create a 3PL EF procurement team creating 3PL solutions solving for network capacity
- Build a resilient 3PL supplier ecosystem creating resiliency, flexibility, and incremental capacity when required
- Identify, develop and deliver long term sourcing strategies while leading sourcing initiatives with cross-functional teams
- Drive the decision-making process with senior leadership to improve 3PL EF category management.
- Drive commercial relationships with suppliers, with a principal objective of achieving Amazon service and customer experience with improved cost and performance
- Lead supplier performance management; including improving sustainability and social responsibility
- Coordinate and collaborate with operational teams to deploy and manage the implementation of your defined strategies.

~25% travel including occasional international travel


A day in the life
- Earn the trust of key stakeholders driving alignment with the business
- Drive and execute complex sourcing activities in cooperation with cross-functional teams
- Creatively problem solve and deliver complete market solutions
- Develop a resilient, fast paced, flexible supplier ecosystem capable of delivering at or above the speed of the business
- Gather business needs and elaborate the most optimal sourcing strategy to secure on timely manner the capacity, minimizing Total Cost of Ownership and risk
- Leverage existing procurement resources to benefit our internal customers
- Own commercial relationship with third-party logistic providers

About the team
GPO 3PL External Fulfillment procurement is focused on delivering solutions and services to the AFN by building a strong 3PL network supplier base. Our team aims to fulfill at 1P speed, service and customer experience while providing advantages in cost and flexibility. Our team strives to be THE control tower for 3PL EF procurement support to our stakeholders. We continue to innovate and find ways to move faster and more efficiently to deliver capacity for Amazon Customer fulfillment network.

Key stakeholders include various teams within Network Planning, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Legal and others.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor of Science degree
- +5 years of Direct Procurement
- +2 years of Operations
- Fluent in Brazilian Portuguese, both written and oral
- Fluent in English, both written and oral

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- MBA
- Exceptional communication skills
- Exceptional problem solving skills



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