Senior Category Manager, Equipment, Mobility and Infrastructure, Global Procurement Organization (GPO)

Description
We are looking for a highly motivated and innovative Sr. Category Manager to join our Global Procurement Operations (GPO) CAPEX Category team. In this role, you will own end-to-end category management for a portfolio of equipment subcategories within our Equipment, Mobility and Infrastructure (EMI) team, supporting Amazon's fulfillment, sortation, and logistics network globally.

You will develop and execute sourcing strategies, drive cost savings, manage supplier relationships, and partner cross-functionally with several teams to deliver best-in-class equipment at optimal total cost of ownership.

Key job responsibilities

Category Strategy & Execution: Develop and execute category strategies for assigned equipment subcategories, including market analysis, should-cost modeling, and supplier landscape assessments

Strategic Sourcing: Lead competitive sourcing events (RFx), negotiate contracts, and drive supplier award decisions for multi-million dollar equipment programs

Supplier Management: Own supplier relationships end-to-end; from vendor scouting and qualification through performance management and continuous improvement

Cost Optimization: Identify and deliver year-over-year cost savings through negotiation, value engineering and specification optimization

Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with Engineering, Safety, Supply Chain, Finance, and Operations stakeholders to align sourcing strategies with business requirements and new product development timelines

Catalog & Compliance Management: Maintain catalog accuracy, drive catalog coverage improvements, and ensure procurement compliance across regions

Risk Management: Proactively identify and mitigate supply chain risks including single/sole source dependencies, geopolitical exposure, and capacity constraints

A day in the life

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

Explore and analyze in details business, projects, solutions, technology, and opportunities to improve the effectiveness of our processes and deliver increased value to customer

About The Team
The EMI Category team within GPO manages multiple subcategories, supporting all Amazon business lines (CF, SC, AMZL, SSD). We are a high-performing team of category managers who are passionate about delivering world-class procurement outcomes while developing innovative supply chain solutions for Amazon's rapidly growing network

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Experience being responsible/leading large and complex negotiations
• Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
• Experience in strategic sourcing including vendor negotiations, global contract management, process improvement, operational and financial analysis

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field
• Experience leading process improvements
• Experience in supply chain
• Experience in driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

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Company

• Amazon EU Sarl

Job ID: A10569176