Strategic Category Sourcing Lead

Amazon; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a leader with procurement experience to strategically source products and services for North America Customer Fulfillment Procurement. The role coordinates with multiple teams and key suppliers to deliver category strategies, savings, and productivity across categories.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter, a creative thinker, and an effective communicator who can lead peers in a dynamic, 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.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.

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

Process improvement

Data-driven decision making

SQL

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SQL

Excel

Job description

Amazon is seeking a leader with procurement experience to strategically source products and services for North America Customer Fulfillment Procurement. The role coordinates with multiple teams and key suppliers to deliver category strategies, savings, and productivity across categories.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter, a creative thinker, and an effective communicator who can lead peers in a dynamic, ambiguous environment.