EU Senior Category Manager, GPO [Luxembourg]

 

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• Completed Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Information Technology (IT), Business Analytics or related field
• 3+ years of experience in a sourcing or supply chain management, category, or equivalent role
• 2+ years of experience in Microsoft Office Suite
• Negotiation and supplier relationship experience required

At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. If you'd like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history.

We are seeking a Category Manager with procurement experience to strategically source products and services within our Global Procurement Operations (GPO), Maintenance Repair and Operations (MRO) Team. The person in this role will coordinate with several teams across Amazon and will interact with our most important suppliers to satisfy organizational requirements. The person in this position will work and partner with multiple teams to develop and execute category sourcing strategies, deliver savings and improve productivity across the EU Office Supplies and EU Basic Business Supplies Categories.

This role can be located in Luxemburg, and relocation will be provided to the right candidate.

Key job responsibilities

• Establish category sourcing strategies, lead cross-functional strategic sourcing teams, negotiate with suppliers and execute contracts to optimize Amazon’s competitive position
• Drive appropriate relationships with category suppliers, with a principal objective of achieving the optimal solution and cost of ownership that meets the business’ goals supported by a culture of continuous improvement with performance benchmarks in use
• Manage category suppliers to proactively identify, monitor and optimize opportunities
• Act as a market intelligence provider regarding categories; anticipate strategic opportunities and keep key stakeholders informed
• 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
• Negotiation and implementation of supplier agreements/contracts by working with cross-functional stakeholders and suppliers to reach agreement on contract terms and conditions
• Helping to develop long-term department strategies and significantly influencing the cross-company project development and delivery processes and standards

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

• Earn the trust of key stakeholders to drive alignment with the business
• Create a category strategy in conjunction with internal customers to ensure there is a comprehensive, unified approach for the category.
• Achieve yearly cost saving or value targets appropriate to the category aligned with annual budget processes.
• Define and report on key metrics that measure effectiveness of supply and cost savings
• Champion standards and process improvements

TRAVEL REQUIREMENT: Travel up to 25%

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Luxembourg, LUX

• Master’s degree; preferred in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Operations, Human Resources or related
• Lean / Six-Sigma knowledge Product Management/Retail Vendor Management experience
• Coupa e-sourcing platform experience

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