Senior Procurement Category Lead, InfraOps & Sourcing

Amazon; Dublin; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Sr. Procurement Category Manager to craft sourcing strategies for at least one services category and partner with internal teams and suppliers to drive efficiencies, reduce risk, and costs.

You will develop mechanisms and metrics to hold suppliers accountable and drive results through bidding, negotiations, and market analysis. The ideal candidate is analytical, strategic, globally oriented, and able to work with autonomy while embracing Amazon leadership principles and a

Qualifications

• 2+ years of program, project or product management, or leading product implementation experience.
• 6+ years of related industry experience.
• 8+ years of data analysis using Excel, Pivot Tables, SQL, Tableau, or equivalent.
• 8+ years of high‑volume manufacturing operations or sourcing environments experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in data analysis using tools such as Excel, Pivot Tables, SQL, Tableau, or equivalent.
• Experience in high‑volume manufacturing operations or sourcing environments.
• Experience with Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Experience in global supply chain management, managing cross‑functional teams in a fast‑paced consumer electronics product company.
• Experience in program, project or product management, or leading product implementation.

Responsibilities

• Manage a category within the Security Technology, Guarding, and Repair (MRO) domains.
• Achieve cost savings through bidding and negotiations.
• Plan and execute effective negotiation strategies with vendors.
• Analyze category data and metrics to drive Procurement category strategies.
• Understand trends in customers’ needs and concerns, across categories and regions, to influence customers’ priorities.
• Build strong relationship with customers and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Lead supplier selection process across multiple categories, internal teams, and regions, and create longer‑term supplier selection strategies for management.
• Lead business reviews to discuss best practices and issues and to ultimately improve supplier performance and strengthen business partnerships.
• Provide support throughout the contracting process, as well as management of contracts post‑execution.

Skills

Program management

Project management

Product management

Lead negotiations

Data analysis

Excel

Pivot Tables

SQL

Tableau

Global supply chain

Cost reduction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field

Master's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, CS or related field

Tools

Excel

Pivot Tables

SQL

Tableau

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Sr. Procurement Category Manager to craft sourcing strategies for at least one services category and partner with internal teams and suppliers to drive efficiencies, reduce risk, and costs.

You will develop mechanisms and metrics to hold suppliers accountable and drive results through bidding, negotiations, and market analysis. The ideal candidate is analytical, strategic, globally oriented, and able to work with autonomy while embracing Amazon leadership principles and a