Amazon · 2 weeks ago
Senior Category Manager Packaging, Global Procurement Organization
Greater São Paulo Area
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelAmazon is seeking a leader with procurement experience to strategically source products and services for North America Customer Fulfillment Procurement. The role involves coordinating with teams, developing sourcing strategies, and managing supplier relationships to optimize costs and improve productivity.
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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
Earn the trust of key stakeholders to drive alignment with the business
Create a category strategy in conjunction with internal customers to ensure there is a comprehensive, unified approach for the category
Achieve yearly cost saving or value targets appropriate to the category aligned with annual budget processes
Define and report on key metrics that measure effectiveness of supply and cost savings
Champion standards and process improvements
Qualification
Required
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
Relevant years of experience in supply chain, forecasting, sourcing/procurement, or vendor management
Experience in negotiations/cost savings, supplier excellence, and risk mitigation
Preferred
Experience leading process improvements
Master's degree, or MBA in supply chain management, operations, engineering, analytics or related field
Company
Amazon
Amazon is a tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
Founded in 1994
10001+ employees
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Funding
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$8.11BKey Investors
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2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
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Douglas J. Herrington
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
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