Sr. Category Adoption Manager, Managed Spend Category Adoption

Amazon; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 101,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Sr. Category Adoption Manager, where you will drive innovative procurement solutions in the B2B space. This role offers the chance to engage deeply with customers, advising them on ideal procurement strategies while collaborating with various internal teams. You will leverage your B2B sales expertise to help businesses manage their indirect spend effectively. With a focus on growth and innovation, this position allows you to make a significant impact in a rapidly expanding sector. If you thrive on challenges and have a passion for sales, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Medical Benefits

401(k) Plan

Employee Discounts

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Time Off

Career Development Programs

Qualifications

• 5+ years of B2B or enterprise sales experience with a focus on new business.
• Knowledge of procurement and source-to-pay processes.

Responsibilities

• Engage with customers to advise on procurement solutions.
• Analyze results to evolve sales strategy and inform the business.

Skills

B2B Sales

Negotiation

Analytical Skills

CRM Tools (Salesforce)

Procurement Knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Salesforce

Job description

Sr. Category Adoption Manager, Managed Spend Category Adoption

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Role Overview

Come be a part of a rapidly expanding $35 billion-dollar global business. At Amazon Business, we set out every day to innovate and disrupt the status quo. We stand at the intersection of tech and retail in the B2B space, developing innovative purchasing and procurement solutions to help businesses and organizations reimagine buying. Bring your insight, imagination and a healthy disregard for the impossible and join us in building and celebrating the value of Amazon Business; unlocking our potential worldwide!

Key Responsibilities

• Engage in deep discovery with customers to advise on ideal procurement solutions utilizing a diverse suite of product features in concert with in-depth analysis of spend.
• Qualify, solution and close deals to exceed targets for new business acquisition.
• Relay market needs and requirements back to internal Amazon teams including Product, Tech, Supplier Operations, and Category Management, often via writing.
• Be the Voice of Customer with key internal Amazon stakeholders.
• Prioritize collaboration with selling partners to maintain high levels of customer engagement and mindshare.
• Analyze results to evolve sales strategy over time and inform the business.

About The Team

Are you a top performing B2B sales champion looking to own driving an indirect category spend growth strategy among the largest businesses in the world? Are you an expert in helping businesses manage their indirect spend more effectively through creating prescriptive procure-to-pay solutions?

The Amazon Business team is dedicated to developing solutions that make procurement easy for businesses. Category Adoption Managers are an integral component of our growth strategy, acting as subject matter experts in procure-to-pay to advise our largest customers on next-generation modes of spend-management. As a Category Adoption Manager, you will have the exciting opportunity to co-own the new-business acquisition sales motion with our largest customers, while helping refine our forward-looking sales strategy. The ideal candidate will have B2B sales experience identifying, developing, negotiating and closing highly compliant large-scale deals. The candidate should be a highly analytical self-starter with a proven track record of meeting and exceeding goals with experience selling category solutions (i.e., Office, IT, JanSan expertise). The ideal candidate collaborates with partner teams effectively and influences business partners to achieve the best customer experience.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of B2B or enterprise sales with a focus on hunting new business experience
• Knowledge of procurement and source-to-pay processes and solutions or equivalent experience
• Experience with Microsoft Office products and applications
• Experience identifying, developing, negotiating, and closing opportunities across a wide spectrum of customer engagement levels
• Experience with sales CRM tools such as Salesforce or similar software
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive outside sales experience selling B2B Solutions in core customer spend categories: Office, IT, Jan-San and/or MRO supplies and services
• Deep multi-phase pipeline and deal management and execution experience: planning, opportunity qualification and creation, stakeholder and executive communication, needs analysis, value engineering, partner engagement, opportunity management, and negotiation proficiencies

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $101,800/year in our lowest geographic market up to $176,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.