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As a Seasonal Procurement Manager for the Amazon Fulfillment Center team you will own the sites indirect procurement operation responsibilities including forecasting inventory management purchase order management and Vendor management of 3rd party service providers. You will lead supplier management KPI and metrics reporting and work with stakeholders to find and understand deviation and improvement areas. You will provide procurement leadership and align with the building leadership team to drive efficiencies and improvements at the site(s).
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
- In partnership with the Procurement Operations Manager provide procurement operations support for the fulfillment center including: forecasting of non-inventory products inventory management non-inventory flow and space models cycle counts supplier management procurement transaction and expediting support
- Lead team of non-inventory receivers to ensure building has adequate resources and is set up for success
- Develop deep knowledge of non-inventory items and align with like buildings to drive best practices
- Manage KPI to measure control and benchmark procurement processes including creation of recurring metrics reports to drive improvements for the Operations network
- Develop relationship across the building and network to ensure best practices are being shared and implemented
- Align with internal customers Finance and Procurement Operations to understand budgetary targets by building and develop methods of measuring and defining savings value and other category metrics
- Using input from the category team build the category metrics model to track and monitor performance in relationship to the category strategy
- Measure actual vs planned savings; as savings trends are identified own action plans to meet goals and develop solutions
- Work in partnership both internally and with suppliers to develop innovative solutions to provide Procurement support to the Operations network
- Develop and implement ways to measure suppliers to drive continuous performance improvement on behalf of Amazon
- Coordinate the demand identification and resolving material emergencies of all non-merchandise items required for building operation. This includes corrugate packing materials labor and janitorial services etc.
- Coach Manage and Develop the Tier 3 NIRs and Tier 1 Material Handlers. This includes conducting STUs with NIR / Material Handler team
- Communicate policies and expectations to the Non Inventory team to ensure compliance consistency and taking corrective action when needed
- Ensure Safety issues are resolved timely and completely
- Partner with Category team to manage and maintain supplier scorecards
- Partner with AP Suppliers and various internal teams to ensure timely resolution of vendor payment issues
- Support the procurement operations and category management teams
- Work is done in a warehouse environment that requires frequent walking around the building. You should feel comfortable working in an environment with varying temperatures as many buildings have dock doors that open throughout shifts.
- 1 years of Microsoft Office products and applications experience
- High school or equivalent
- Work a flexible schedule/shift/work area including weekends nights and/or holidays
- Can lift up to 49 pounds stand/walk during shifts lasting up to 12 hours and be able to frequently push pull squat bend and reach
- Work 40 hours/week and overtime as required
- Must have non-inventory experience
- PIT trained
- TDR trained
- Experience understanding process flow and suggest improvements to deliver cost savings inventory reduction or other benefits to the site.
- Supplier/ vendor relationship management experience
- Completed Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain Management Business Administration Engineering IT or related field OR 2 years of Amazon experience 1 years experience using Microsoft Office particularly Excel and analytical platforms including but not limited to the ability to analyze data using pivots and V-Lookups. Experience understanding process flow and suggest improvements to deliver cost savings inventory reduction or other benefits to the site. Supplier/ vendor relationship management experience
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