Procurement Category Manager, OneMHS Procurement & Supply Chain

Key job responsibilities

• Develop and implement category sourcing strategies for equipment & components that form the overall MHE system or sub-systems, ensuring alignment with One-MHS goals and objectives.
• Lead cross-functional sourcing events, negotiate with suppliers, and execute contracts to optimize Amazon’s competitive position for the procured equipment.
• Manage internal and external relationships with key stakeholders, including suppliers, business units, and other procurement teams.
• Collaborate with global and local teams to deploy and manage the implementation of defined strategies.
• Influence suppliers’ roadmaps, design, processes, technology decisions, and strategies to align with Amazon’s procurement goals.
• Lead complex and cross-functional projects to drive productivity and innovation within the category.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and industry best practices to inform category strategies and decision-making.
• Develop and maintain category-specific metrics and reporting to track performance, savings, and supplier compliance.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
• Bachelor's degree, or MBA in supply chain management, operations, engineering, analytics or related field
• 5+ years of relevant strategic sourcing and category management in indirect categories such as professional services, support or maintenance spend, supply chain, forecasting, manufacturing, sourcing/procurement, or vendor management experience
• Experience in procurement, supply chain, inventory management, contract management, lease administration or operations
• Experience in modeling complex business scenarios
• Experience in data analysis, with the ability to interpret and draw insights from data to inform decision-making processes
• Experience collaborating and influencing multiple teams across multiple organizations
• Experience presenting designs and collaborating with all levels of the organization
• Experience in procurement and purchasing, including supplier relationship management
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or a related field, with a focus on equipment, industrial automation/robotics, CAPEX or similar complex categories.
• Experience working with technical teams (HW engineering, applied science) on new product development

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field
• Experience in data analysis and leveraging analytics to make decisions
• Experience in the MHE industry, with a deep understanding of equipment procurement processes and requirements.
• Knowledge of Amazon’s business operations and procurement practices.
• Certification in procurement or supply chain management (e.g., CPSM, CSCP) is a plus.