Strategic Category Procurement Lead

Amazon; Houston (TX); In loco; USD 86.000 - 129.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Descrizione del lavoro

Amazon is seeking a procurement leader to strategically source products and services for North America Customer Fulfillment. Based in Houston, you will coordinate with cross‑functional teams, negotiate with suppliers, and develop category sourcing strategies to deliver savings and productivity improvements in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in program or project management, supply chain experience, and strong data-driven decision making with Excel and SQL.

Competenze

• 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.

Mansioni

• 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

Conoscenze

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

Supply chain

Excel

SQL

Formazione

Bachelor's degree

Strumenti

Excel

SQL

Descrizione del lavoro

Amazon is seeking a procurement leader to strategically source products and services for North America Customer Fulfillment. Based in Houston, you will coordinate with cross‑functional teams, negotiate with suppliers, and develop category sourcing strategies to deliver savings and productivity improvements in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in program or project management, supply chain experience, and strong data-driven decision making with Excel and SQL.