The Amazon team is looking for an entrepreneurial analytical and highly motivated Sourcing Manager to join our team to launch new high quality products for our global customers. The Sourcing Manager will develop the sourcing approach drive the supplier selection process negotiate contracts and manage our portfolio of manufacturers on a global scale. The Sourcing Manager will be an expert at selecting factories across the globe that can reliably deliver products on spec at high quality levels and targeted costs. The Sourcing Manager will also regularly monitor key aspects of factory and vendor performance levels through a scorecard and audit process.
The ideal candidate will be a selfstarter with a passion for delivering high quality products to customers. This candidate will possess amazing negotiation abilities partner management skills project management skills strong financial acumen a high degree of ownership and integrity a high attention to detail excellent communication skills and be a great team player.
Key job responsibilities
Develop the sourcing strategy along with process for evaluating supplier potentials
Identifying and developing relevant quality protocols and a system for managing quality on an ongoing basis
Analyzing the marketplace to find the broadest set of capable manufactures globally who provide the best product cost quality and delivery objectives insuring maximum bottomline impact
Distributing RFQs to suppliers and managing the process to receive completed quotes
Choosing a final supplier(s) including negotiating the best cost and contract terms (including IP management).
Managing the supplier relationship on an ongoing basis including holding the supplier to quality and compliance requirements as administered by Amazons product compliance team
Managing the supplier manufacturing process to insure they meet delivery performance metrics. Also influencing the suppliers manufacturing processes technology decisions
Developing negotiation strategies to deliver against business objectives and achieve sustainable relationships with suppliers.
Developing risk mitigation strategies including contingency plans leadtime reductions and supply chain efficiencies
Partnering closely with cross functional teams including the retail category teams legal product compliance social accountability finance transportation and global suppliers to deliver on brand equity net revenue and customer satisfaction.
3 years of account management project or program management or buying experience
2 years of market research analyst product manager or equivalent experience
3 years of doing one of several roles: quantitative/financial analysis retail buying retail planning & allocation product/project management pricing marketing or ecommerce experience
Bachelor degree
Experience driving internal crossteam collaboration
2 years of doing one of several roles: management consulting investment banking analyst/associate or brand manager role at leading consumer packaged goods company experience
Experience in financial analysis retail buying retail planning & allocation product/project management marketing business development consulting negotiation or supply chain
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for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.