Senior Category Manager: Global Sourcing & Strategy

Amazon; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 115,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon seeks a Sr. Category Manager to lead strategic sourcing across multiple categories within the Global Procurement Organization. You will establish category strategies, drive cross-functional teams, and negotiate contracts to optimize Amazon’s competitive position.

You will manage supplier relationships, use data-driven insights to drive improvements, and report on savings and value targets. This role requires senior leadership communication and collaboration with internal customers to

Qualifications

• 5+ years of supply chain experience.
• 5+ years of program or project management 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.
• Bachelor's degree.
• 2+ years of driving process improvements experience.
• Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field

Responsibilities

• Establish category sourcing strategies, lead cross-functional strategic sourcing teams, 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 supported by a culture of continuous improvement with performance benchmarks in use
• 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

Skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Program management

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree / MBA (preferred)

Job description

Amazon seeks a Sr. Category Manager to lead strategic sourcing across multiple categories within the Global Procurement Organization. You will establish category strategies, drive cross-functional teams, and negotiate contracts to optimize Amazon’s competitive position.

You will manage supplier relationships, use data-driven insights to drive improvements, and report on savings and value targets. This role requires senior leadership communication and collaboration with internal customers to