Sr. Category Manager, Packaging, Global Procurement Operations (GPO)

About the role

The successful candidate will lead strategic sourcing efforts for North America Customer Fulfillment Procurement, collaborating with various teams within Amazon to optimize competitive positioning, supplier relationships, and cost efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Establish category sourcing strategies and lead cross-functional strategic sourcing teams
• Negotiate with suppliers and execute contracts to enhance Amazon's competitive position
• Manage category suppliers to identify, monitor, and optimize opportunities
• Provide market intelligence and anticipate strategic opportunities
• Drive category suppliers in Supplier Relationship Management activities to mitigate risk, improve performance, and add value to Amazon
• Identify, achieve, and report on savings and value targets for category sourcing activities
• Align with internal customers and understand the business application of the category

Requirements

• 5+ years of program or project management experience
• 5+ years of supply chain experience
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
• Experience owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
• Bachelor's degree

Qualifications

• 2+ years of driving process improvements experience
• Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field

Skills

• Self-starter with a strong motivation to learn
• Effective communicator capable of working independently and leading peers
• Professional demeanor with the ability to partner with people at all levels

Benefits

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