Senior Global Construction Procurement Category Manager

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

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Senior Category Manager to lead multi-disciplinary, multi-million-dollar Ops construction projects. You will own GC construction category projects, partner with cross-functional teams, and drive the category roadmap with senior leadership.

You will develop long-term sourcing strategies, manage supplier relationships through contracting and delivery, and track KPIs to improve cost, quality and sustainability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related field.
• Experience defining and executing program requirements.
• Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization.
• 7+ years of strategic sourcing and category management in indirect categories such as professional services, support or maintenance spend, supply chain, forecasting, manufacturing, sourcing/procurement, or vendor management experience.
• 7+ years of supply chain, forecasting, manufacturing, sourcing/procurement, or vendor management experience.
• Knowledge of Excel at an intermediate level (e.g., pivot tables & charts, multiple criteria lookups, nested logical/IF formulas, data cleansing, array formulas, etc.)
• 7+ years of construction cost management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead GC construction category projects, partnering with the team to deliver multi-million-dollar sites.
• Develop and deliver long-term sourcing strategies with cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
• Plan and deliver site launches with internal and external stakeholders; focus on Prime week and Peak season.
• Own targets across NA GC construction scope and identify process and system improvements.
• Drive supplier sourcing, contracting and ongoing support through project delivery; maintain supplier relationships.
• Lead supplier performance management and sustainability initiatives.
• Help develop KPIs and set goals for the team.
• Audit progress to ensure alignment with customer expectations and market insights.
• Travel up to 10%.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Negotiation

Forecasting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

PMP

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Senior Category Manager to lead multi-disciplinary, multi-million-dollar Ops construction projects. You will own GC construction category projects, partner with cross-functional teams, and drive the category roadmap with senior leadership.

You will develop long-term sourcing strategies, manage supplier relationships through contracting and delivery, and track KPIs to improve cost, quality and sustainability.