Senior MHE Sourcing Leader - Category Strategy & Savings

Amazon; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 104,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Sr. Category Manager to strategically source materials handling equipment within the Global Procurement Organization.

You will lead cross-functional sourcing, negotiate contracts, and drive cost takeout while partnering with suppliers and internal teams. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in supply chain or program management, strong data-driven decision making, and the ability to communicate results to senior leadership.

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.

Responsibilities

• Establish category sourcing strategies, lead cross-functional strategic sourcing teams, negotiate with suppliers and execute contracts to optimize Amazon’s competitive position.
• Drive relationships with category suppliers to achieve optimal cost of ownership aligned with business goals.
• Manage category suppliers to identify, monitor and optimize opportunities.
• Act as a market intelligence provider regarding categories and anticipate strategic opportunities.
• Drive supplier relationship management to mitigate risk and improve performance.
• 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

Supply chain

Program management

Data-driven decisions

End-to-end delivery

Communication with leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Sr. Category Manager to strategically source materials handling equipment within the Global Procurement Organization.

You will lead cross-functional sourcing, negotiate contracts, and drive cost takeout while partnering with suppliers and internal teams. The ideal candidate has 5+ years in supply chain or program management, strong data-driven decision making, and the ability to communicate results to senior leadership.