Procurement Category Manager, OneMHS Procurement & Supply Chain

About the role

The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, a creative critical thinker, a builder who likes to build from scratch and a motivated learner with strong communication skills. This role leads the development and execution of capital sourcing strategies for equipment, components that are part of the overall MHE systems. Our PCM drive efficiencies in procurement strategy and commercial pricing, enable engineering efficiencies through effective partnership with Amazon’s design teams, and support Amazon’s long-term business interests through partnership within One-MHS teams as well as other teams like GPO, Capital Planning, Project Management Organization (PMO), Worldwide Design Engineering (WWDE), Finance, Global Engineering Services (GES) Operations Engineering (Ops Eng.), and Reliability and Maintenance Engineering (RME).

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.

Requirements

• 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

Qualifications

• 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

Skills

• Self-starter
• Creative critical thinker
• Builder
• Motivated learner
• Strong communication skills

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and parental leave. For more information, visit here.