Strategic Sourcing Manager – Category Leader

Amazon; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 77,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a leader with procurement experience to strategically source products and services for North America Customer Fulfillment Procurement in Nashville. You will coordinate with multiple teams, interact with key suppliers, and develop category sourcing strategies to deliver savings and productivity gains.

You will lead cross-functional teams, drive continuous improvement, and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels in a dynamic 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.
• 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

Process improvement

Data analysis

Excel advanced

SQL knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SQL

Job description

Amazon is seeking a leader with procurement experience to strategically source products and services for North America Customer Fulfillment Procurement in Nashville. You will coordinate with multiple teams, interact with key suppliers, and develop category sourcing strategies to deliver savings and productivity gains.

You will lead cross-functional teams, drive continuous improvement, and communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels in a dynamic environment.