Strategic Category Sourcing Leader

Amazon; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 115,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a senior procurement leader to strategically source products and services for North America Customer Fulfillment. You will lead cross-functional teams, negotiate with suppliers, and drive category strategies to achieve cost savings and productivity gains.

You will partner with multiple teams and are expected to communicate results to senior leadership while building strong supplier relationships for long-term value.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of program or project management experience.
• 5+ years of supply chain experience.
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements.
• Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership.
• Bachelor's degree

Responsibilities

• Establish category sourcing strategies, lead cross-functional strategic sourcing teams, negotiate with suppliers and execute contracts to optimize Amazon’s competitive position.
• Drive relationships with category suppliers to achieve optimal solution and cost of ownership with performance benchmarks.
• Manage category suppliers to proactively identify, monitor and optimize opportunities.
• Act as a market intelligence provider regarding categories; anticipate strategic opportunities and keep 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

Supply chain

Data-driven

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree / MBA

Job description

Amazon is seeking a senior procurement leader to strategically source products and services for North America Customer Fulfillment. You will lead cross-functional teams, negotiate with suppliers, and drive category strategies to achieve cost savings and productivity gains.

You will partner with multiple teams and are expected to communicate results to senior leadership while building strong supplier relationships for long-term value.