Senior Manager, Strategic Category Management, WWRGD- Retail Growth & Development

About the role

The Senior Manager of Strategic Category Procurement role within Amazon's Worldwide Grocery Retail Growth and Development (WWRGD) organization requires dynamic leadership, independent decision-making, and the ability to navigate ambiguity as WWRGD scales development to meet ambitious growth targets. This role involves owning category strategy across critical FFE and services, leading a team of category managers, and establishing scalable mechanisms that enable rapid growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead Strategic Category Management & Influence Business Strategy

• Own procurement strategy across Design, Construction, Furniture, Fixtures, Building Systems, and Equipment.

• Develop multi-year sourcing strategies balancing cost, quality, speed to market, and supply chain resilience.

• Provide insights into supplier capacity, market conditions, and logistics to inform senior leadership decisions on growth plans and capital allocation.

• Build And Develop Future Leaders

• Lead a team of Senior Category Managers and Category Managers.

• Set goals aligned to Operational Plan commitments, provide strategic coaching, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and customer obsession to support fast track growth.

• Drive Cost Leadership & Scalable Mechanisms

• Establish procurement standards optimizing total cost of ownership.

• Lead the strategy for the Main Equipment Library (MEL), implement risk assessment frameworks, and develop benchmarking methodologies.

• Partner with Indirect Procurement on strategic sourcing events delivering year-over-year savings with governance that scales across formats and geographies.

• Partner Cross-Functionally & Communicate At Senior Levels

• Collaborate across stakeholders to align business inputs into best-fit solutions for equipment, materials, and services — incorporating technical standards, merchandising programs, performance specifications, and sustainability goals.

• Present to and influence VP/SVPs, representing procurement in OP planning, senior-level goals, key business reviews, and strategic planning sessions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of supply chain experience

• 5+ years of team management experience

• 6+ years of spearheading strategic cross-functional initiatives that deliver measurable financial results and advance organizational objectives

• Experience in FFE procurement for food retail environments, along with established supplier and manufacturer relationships

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related technical field

• Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization

  • MBA, or Master's degree in supply chain management, operations, engineering, analytics or related field

  • Experience practicing best-in-class procurement processes (category management, benchmarking, should-cost models, RFX, reverse auction, contracting, or equivalent)

  • Experience working with and influencing senior level stakeholders

  • Experience building and analyzing cost/benefit scenarios and business cases and communicating results throughout the organization

  • Experience working with and procuring fixtures and equipment in retail, construction, or facilities management environment, including cold chain management