Category Manager, Equipment, Global Procurement Operations (GPO) - Amazon

Description At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. If you'd like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history. We are seeking a Category Manager to strategically source products and services within our Global Procurement Organization, Equipment Category with a focus on MHE (Material Handling Equipment). The person in this role will coordinate with several teams across Amazon and will interact with our most important suppliers to satisfy organizational requirements. The position will work and partner with multiple teams to develop and execute category sourcing strategies, deliver savings and improve productivity across the category. You will work independently and with peers to generate high-quality work product in a collaborative, creative, ever-changing, and sometimes ambiguous environment. Key job responsibilities - Identify, develop and deliver long term sourcing strategies, lead key initiatives with cross-functional teams; drive the decision making process of the category roadmap with senior leadership - Drive commercial relationships with suppliers, with a principal objective of achieving optimal cost and performance - Lead supplier performance management; including improving sustainability & social responsibility - Coordinate and collaborate with global/local teams to deploy and manage the implementation of your defined strategies - Lead complex and cross-functional projects productivity, sustainability and innovations - Identify, achieve and report on savings and value targets for category sourcing activities About the team - Autonomy to innovate and deliver new approaches that impact the bottom and the top line - Grow in a fast-pace environment where every day is day one - Surrounded by inspiring and diverse individuals - Learn from people with a wide variety of professional backgrounds - Opportunity to develop new skills and opportunities through lateral, geographical or functional moves Basic Qualifications - 3+ years of supply chain experience - 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 - 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 Preferred Qualifications - 3+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience - 3+ years of driving process improvements experience - Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization - Experience building processes, project management, and schedules Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $77,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $141,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.