Overview
Senior Category Manager, Food Services, Global Procurement Organization (GPO) – Amazon
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We are seeking a Senior Category Manager to strategically source Food Services for our global Customer Fulfillment network. The role involves coordinating with multiple teams across Amazon and engaging with key suppliers to develop and execute category sourcing strategies, deliver savings, and improve productivity across the category.
Responsibilities
* Establish category sourcing strategies, lead cross-functional strategic sourcing teams, negotiate with suppliers, and execute contracts to optimize Amazon’s competitive position.
* Develop and manage supplier relationships to achieve cost of ownership aligned with business goals and a culture of continuous improvement with performance benchmarks.
* Manage category suppliers to proactively identify, monitor, and optimize opportunities.
* Provide market intelligence for the category; anticipate strategic opportunities and keep key stakeholders informed.
* Lead 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.
* Align with internal customers to understand and apply the category to business needs.
* Build and monitor the category metrics model to track performance against strategy, measure savings, and escalate issues with action plans.
Day in the life
* Deliver market-leading low-cost, innovative, and sustainable service solutions to support Operations teams and delight customers with value, selection, and convenience; ensure continuity of service supply.
* Collaborate with external suppliers and internal cross-functional partners to manage inputs and outputs.
* Adapt to different roles from strategy development to project management to meet customer needs.
* Deep dive into categories to unlock value and deploy services at scale for Operations.
About the Team
* Autonomy to innovate and deliver solutions that impact bottom and top lines.
* Fast-paced environment with opportunities to grow and learn from diverse professionals.
* Opportunities for lateral, geographical, or functional moves.
Location
Based in Luxembourg, London, or Barcelona
Basic Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree
* Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, macros, index/match, vlookup, VBA, data links, etc.)
* Experience in supply chain and leading large, complex negotiations
* Experience working cross-functionally with non-tech teams
* Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements
Preferred Qualifications
* Experience in program or project management
* Experience with complex problem solving in tight schedules
* Experience owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
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