Role can be based in London Luxembourg Berlin Munich Paris Madrid Barcelona or Milan.
The Last Mile team within Amazon Logistics is looking for an experienced Fleet Sourcing Manager to drive Amazons Last Mile mobility procurement as we expand or scope into additional mobility solutions.
At Amazon were working to be the most customercentric company on earth. One experience that were constantly improving is how we fulfill and deliver orders right to the customers doorstep. Our goal is to exceed the expectations of all our customers by ensuring that their orders no matter how large or small are delivered where and when they need them as quickly accurately safe and cost effectively as possible. To meet this goal Amazon is continually striving to innovate and provide best in class delivery experiences through the introduction of pioneering new products and services in the Last Mile Delivery space.
This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in the rapidly growing Amazon Logistics organization. The Last Mile initiative is a highly visible program (internally and with our customers). Come join our team and help us make history!
The Sr Fleet Sourcing Manager will be responsible for the improvement and of Amazons Last Mile Global van sourcing of tens of thousands of vans/products annually across the globe. To be successful in this role you need to be comfortable to manage highly complex relationships with external stakeholders and driving multiple internal Amazon teams to achieve your goals. A successful candidate will be analytical resourceful customerfocused team oriented and will have an ability to work independently under time constraints to meet deadlines. The candidate will have a proven track record in taking on endtoend ownership extensive procurement experience and has successfully managed and developed highly effective teams.
This role will require the ability to travel 1020 of the time.
Key job responsibilities
Develop and deliver the endtoend EU sourcing strategy of vehicles especially vans.
Manage annual sourcing process (RFP) in collaboration with cross functional teams to secure future capacity at optimal terms.
Negotiate commercial terms on Clevel and build longterm relationship with suppliers.
Full ownership of Amazons multimillion van spend including senior leadership sign off.
Central EU ownership of suppliers including performance management and central escalations requiring leadership involvement.
Challenge partners on timelines quality of service and other potential bottlenecks.
Use databases and analytical tools to make databased decisions.
Internalize goals and work independently to create appropriate action plans for those goals.
Communicate effectively so all stakeholders understand the direction and vision and are aligned.
Proactively engage with all areas of the organization to identify interdependencies mutually beneficial goals and influencing leadership.
A day in the life
Maintaining existing supplier relationships and growing the partnerships through volume increases YoY negotiating commercial terms and increasing supplier involvement in key initiatives.
Conducting regular meetings with suppliers to ensure all are on track to deliver the offered volumes as well as negotiating cancellations.
Creating and closing work order contracts for volumes and services across the EU and ensuring they are compliant with Legal Tax and Accounting standards.
Managing a supplier database and ensuring it contains the necessary supplier information for Fleet teams and the wider organization. This includes updating the account information supplier escalation matrix rate cards and offer information.
Working with Global Corporate Procurement to enable best practices and efficiencies throughout the procurement process.
Acting as a POC for all internal stakeholders on any matter related to fleet which include supporting the Payments team Fleet and Deployment team Central Operations for escalations Finance and Fleet planning.
Growing the supplier pool by profiling new leads and integrating these suppliers into the Amazon sourcing model. This also includes supporting any new initiatives through lead generation and marketing initiatives.
Supporting leadership during reviews by providing status updates and offering solutions required for the monthly forecasts.
About the team
The EU Global Fleet & Product team is responsible for Amazons Last Mile Fleet across Sourcing Supply Chain planning and Product development and Electrification.
Bachelors degree
Exceptional excel and data mining skills
Experience dealing with external partners and with supplier negotiations
Analytical skills ability to evaluate tradeoff
Strong stakeholder management
Experience in fleet management lastmile operations
Experience working with crossfunctional teams
Knowledge of other EU language(s) ideally Spanish German and/or French
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