Senior Category Manager, GPO

Afaq - Logistics Branch - J05; Al-Kharj; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company is seeking a Category Manager to drive strategic sourcing and supplier management. The ideal candidate will have a strong procurement background in complex environments and proven project management skills. Responsibilities include optimizing supplier relationships, negotiating contracts, and driving continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of program or project management experience.
• 5+ years of supply chain experience.
• Master's degree or MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive commercial relationships with suppliers to achieve cost goals.
• Create and execute strategic sourcing projects.
• Negotiate supplier agreements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Strong communication

Project management

Negotiation

Data analysis

Education

Master's degree or MBA

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

QuickSight

Job description

Our overall mission is simple: we want Amazon to be the place where our customers can find, discover, and buy anything online. Whatever our customers want, we will find the means to deliver it. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. With your help, Amazon will continue to enable people to discover new worlds and implement innovation. This is your chance to make history.

The AMET GPO EF team is looking for a Category Manager with a strong delivery record and proven project management experience to own strategic, tactical, and cross-functional sourcing programs in external 3PL procurement.

Job Description:

The ideal candidate will be an analytical leader with procurement experience in complex, international, or technical environments. The individual needs strong communication skills and the experience to influence and support cross-functional stakeholder groups across all levels of the organization. The ideal candidate takes initiative and demonstrates ownership in driving business goals, while being agile to manage change in a rapidly growing division. Key leadership traits required include the ability to influence and form strong partnerships with business leaders, and operational excellence in managing multiple complex and competing priorities simultaneously. The ideal candidate must have strong written skills and should be able to review large sets of documents with ease. The candidate must have excellent computer skills in Word, Excel, Power BI, Tableau, and QuickSight.

Responsibilities include:

• Drive appropriate commercial relationships with suppliers, with a principal objective of achieving the lowest total cost of ownership that meets the business’ goals supported by a culture of continuous improvement with cost & performance benchmarks in use.
• Create and execute strategic sourcing projects that support the development of an end-to-end sourcing plan regionally. Lead sourcing engagements and competitive bidding (RFI, RFQ, RFP). Achieve cost savings through bidding and commercial negotiations.
• Develop negotiation strategies to meet business objectives and establish sustainable relationships with strategic suppliers related to Amazon Operations.
• Set up the structure and processes required for operations procurement.
• Influence suppliers' processes, technology decisions, and policies in mutually beneficial and sustainable ways by leveraging Amazon's growing spend.
• Negotiate and implement supplier agreements/contracts by collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders and suppliers to reach agreement on terms and conditions.
• Identify and analyze cost reduction opportunities by leveraging volumes, optimizing the supplier base, and reducing total cost of ownership.
• Analyze data to create accurate forecasts.
• Adapt to a fast-paced, constantly changing environment.
• Collaborate with our team and business partners for continuous improvement.
• Develop mechanisms and metrics to track supplier performance related to forecasting, delivery, quality, and cost.
• Facilitate business reviews to discuss best practices and issues, aiming to improve supplier performance and strengthen partnerships across MENAT and globally.
• Utilize sound judgment and excellent communication skills. Be able to extract insights from data and communicate triggers and actions clearly.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of program or project management experience
• 5+ years of supply chain experience
• Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements
• Experience owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 2+ years of driving process improvements experience
• Master's degree or MBA in business, operations, human resources, organizational development, instructional design, or related fields

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