Sr. Category Manager (Global Procurement Organization), Global Health & Safety Procurement Team

Amazon UK Services Ltd. - A10; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in e-commerce seeks a Senior Category Manager to lead strategic sourcing in the Global Health and Safety Procurement Team. This role will involve negotiating contracts, managing supplier relationships, and driving departmental strategies. Ideal candidates will have significant project management experience and a Master's degree, with a focus on achieving cost savings and operational improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience in program or project management.
• Experience in supply chain processes.
• Data-driven improvements and effective communication with leadership.

Responsibilities

• Establish sourcing strategies and lead cross-functional projects.
• Negotiate with suppliers and manage category performance.
• Drive savings and optimize supplier relationships.

Skills

Project Management

Supply Chain

Data Analysis

Education

Master's degree or MBA

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Sr. Category Manager (Global Procurement Organization), Global Health & Safety Procurement Team, London

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Client:

Amazon UK Services Ltd. - A10

Location:

London, United Kingdom

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Other

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Yes

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Posted:

22.06.2025

Expiry Date:

06.08.2025

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Job Description:

At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. If you'd like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history.

We are seeking a Senior Category Manager to strategically source products and services World Wide Stores for the Global Procurement Organization (GPO) on the Global Health and Safety Procurement (GHSP) 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 person in this position will work and partner with multiple teams to develop and execute category sourcing strategies, deliver savings and improve productivity across the category.

Key job responsibilities:

- Establish category sourcing strategies, lead cross-functional strategic sourcing projects, negotiate with suppliers, and execute contracts to optimize Amazon’s competitive position.
- Drive appropriate relationships with category suppliers, with a principal objective of achieving the optimal solution and cost of ownership that meets the business’ goals
- 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
Align with internal customers and understand the business application of the category
- Negotiate and implement 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 influence the cross-company project development and delivery processes and standards
- Travel domestically 10-20% of the time
Key Performance Indicators:

Earn the trust of key stakeholders to drive alignment with the business
- Achieve yearly cost saving or value targets appropriate to the category aligned with annual budget processes
- Create a category strategy in conjunction with internal customers to ensure there is a comprehensive, unified approach for the category
- Ensure Continuity of Supply for all supplies to our internal and external customers
- Define and report on key metrics that measure effectiveness of supply and cost savings
Champion one of the sourcing expertise

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in program or project management
- Experience in supply chain
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field
- Experience leading process improvements