Senior Category Manager, Food Services, Global Procurement Organization (GPO)

About the role

The Senior Category Manager will strategically source Food Services for Amazon's global Customer Fulfillment network. This role involves coordinating with various teams across Amazon and interacting with key suppliers to meet organizational needs. The manager will develop and execute category sourcing strategies, drive savings, and enhance productivity.

Responsibilities

• Establish category sourcing strategies, lead cross-functional strategic sourcing teams, negotiate with suppliers, and execute contracts to optimize Amazon’s competitive position.
• Drive relationships with category suppliers to achieve optimal solutions and cost of ownership, supported by continuous improvement and performance benchmarks.
• Manage category suppliers to identify, monitor, and optimize opportunities.
• Act as a market intelligence provider, anticipating strategic opportunities and keeping key stakeholders informed.
• Drive supplier relationship management activities to mitigate risk, improve performance, and add value to Amazon.
• Identify, achieve, and report on savings and sustainability value targets for category sourcing activities.
• Align with internal customers and understand their business applications of the category.
• Build the category metrics model to track and monitor performance against the category strategy; measure actual vs planned savings and advise on trends, escalate issues, and own action plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, macros, index/match, vlookup, VBA, data links, etc.
• Experience in supply chain
• Experience in large and complex negotiations
• Experience working cross-functionally with non-technical teams
• Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in program or project management
• Experience in complex problem-solving and working in tight schedules
• Experience owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

Pay

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.

USA, TN, Nashville - $103,900.00 - $148,400.00 USD annually

USA, TX, Houston - $115,400.00 - $160,000.00 USD annually

USA, VA, Arlington - $115,400.00 - $160,000.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Bellevue - $115,400.00 - $160,000.00 USD annually