Strategic Category Manager - Procurement & Sourcing

Amazon; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 86,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a procurement leader to strategically source products and services for North America Customer Fulfillment Procurement in Tempe. The role requires coordinating with multiple teams and engaging suppliers to craft category strategies, deliver savings, and improve productivity in a dynamic environment.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter, creative thinker, and effective communicator who can lead peers and partner across functions to drive value in a fast-changing setting.

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.
• Bachelor's degree.
• Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL.
• Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements.

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 management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Communication

Leadership

Excel (Pivot Tables)

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

SQL

Job description

Amazon is seeking a procurement leader to strategically source products and services for North America Customer Fulfillment Procurement in Tempe. The role requires coordinating with multiple teams and engaging suppliers to craft category strategies, deliver savings, and improve productivity in a dynamic environment.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter, creative thinker, and effective communicator who can lead peers and partner across functions to drive value in a fast-changing setting.