Procurement jobs in United Kingdom

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We are seeking a Senior Category Manager to strategically source products and services 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:

1. Establish category sourcing strategies, lead cross-functional strategic sourcing projects, negotiate with suppliers, and execute contracts to optimize Amazon's competitive position.
2. Drive appropriate relationships with category suppliers, with a principal objective of achieving the optimal solution and cost of ownership that meets the business' goals.
3. Manage category suppliers to proactively identify, monitor, and optimize opportunities.
4. Act as a market intelligence provider regarding categories; anticipate strategic opportunities, and keep key stakeholders informed.
5. Drive category suppliers in Supplier Relationship Management activities to mitigate risk, improve performance, and add value to Amazon.
6. Identify, achieve, and report on savings and value targets for category sourcing activities.
7. Align with internal customers and understand the business application of the category.
8. Negotiate and implement supplier agreements/contracts by working with cross-functional stakeholders and suppliers to reach agreement on contract terms and conditions.
9. Help develop long-term department strategies and influence the cross-company project development and delivery processes and standards.
10. Travel domestically 10-20% of the time.

Key Performance Indicators:

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

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

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

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