Senior Procurement Category Lead: Packaging & Sourcing

Amazon Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 86,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC in Houston is seeking a Procurement Category Manager to lead end-to-end sourcing strategies for North America Customer Fulfillment. You will coordinate with cross-functional teams and key suppliers to deliver savings and drive value across the category.

The role requires strong negotiation, data-driven decision making, and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels while managing multiple initiatives in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of program or project management experience.
• 3+ years of working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams experience.
• 3+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience.
• 2+ years of supply chain experience.

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

Program or project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

Supply chain experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

SQL

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC in Houston is seeking a Procurement Category Manager to lead end-to-end sourcing strategies for North America Customer Fulfillment. You will coordinate with cross-functional teams and key suppliers to deliver savings and drive value across the category.

The role requires strong negotiation, data-driven decision making, and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels while managing multiple initiatives in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.