Senior Category Manager, GPO

Amazon; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global e-commerce company is seeking a Category Manager in Riyadh to own strategic sourcing programs and drive cost-effective procurement. The ideal candidate has strong analytical and project management skills, with a minimum of 5 years of experience in supply chain management. This full-time role requires excellent communication skills to engage with stakeholders and suppliers effectively, aiming for continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 5 years of program or project management experience.
• 5 years of supply chain experience.
• Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements.

Responsibilities

• Drive commercial relationships with suppliers to achieve the lowest total cost of ownership.
• Develop negotiation strategies to deliver against business objectives.
• Analyze and determine cost reduction opportunities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication skills

Negotiation

Data analysis

Education

Masters degree or MBA in relevant field

Tools

Word

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

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 crossfunctional 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 crossfunctional 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 go through large set of documents with ease. The candidate must have excellent computer skills in Word, Excel, Power BI, Tableau, QuickSight.

Responsibilities

• 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 will support the teams development of an end‑to‑end sourcing plan regionally. Lead sourcing engagements and competitive bidding (RFI, RFQ, RFP). Achieve cost savings through projects including bidding and commercial negotiations.
• Develop negotiation strategies to deliver against business objectives and achieve sustainable relationships with strategic suppliers pertaining to Amazon Operations.
• Set up the structure and process required for operations procurement.
• Influence suppliers’ processes, technology decisions and policies in ways that are mutually beneficial and sustainable for both organizations by leveraging the growth of Amazon’s spend.
• Negotiate and implement supplier agreements / contracts by working with cross‑functional stakeholders and suppliers to reach agreement on contract terms and conditions.
• Analyze and determine cost reduction opportunities by leveraging volumes, optimizing the supplier base and reducing total cost of ownership.
• Analyze and understand data to create accurate forecasting.
• Adapt to a fast paced constantly changing environment.
• Work with our team and business partners for the creation and 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 and to ultimately improve supplier performance and strengthen business partnerships across MENAT and globally.

Keys to success in this role include sound judgment and excellent written / verbal communication skills. The candidate should be able to extract insights from data and be able to communicate clearly appropriate triggers and actions.

Qualifications

• 5 years of program or project management experience.
• 5 years of supply chain experience.
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements.
• Experience owning program strategy end‑to‑end delivery and communicating results to senior leadership.
• 2 years of driving process improvements experience.
• Masters degree or MBA in business operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field.

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Employment Type: Full‑Time

Department / Functional Area: Supply Chain Management

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1