Regional Procurement Manager

Operations is at the heart of Amazon business. We are known for our speed accuracy and exceptional service. Our buildings deliver tens of thousands of products to hundreds of countries worldwide every day. In these key roles youll come help us exceed productivity goals and deliver against our customer promises. Our scale is expansive and our presence is growing - some of our centers across the United States and Canada are over 1 million square feet! Our goal is simple: to offer the worlds greatest selection of products and services with the worlds best customer experience.

The Role
At Amazon were working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there we need exceptionally talented bright and driven people. If youd like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online this is your chance to make history.
As a Regional Procurement Manager will work with the Procurement Operations to manage the flow of non-inventory goods including warehouse supplies office supplies corrugate safety equipment tools and material handling requests.

Main Responsibilities:
Managing a direct team of 6-10 Procurement Operations professionals with responsibilities across multiple buildings and ensure network-wide standardization for all procurement related processes and FC service activities. Manage complex supply chain management aspects of procurement within Amazon in support of Operations Lead for Procurement within building and network project(s)
Coordinating the demand identification procurement and inventory management of all non-merchandise items required for the operation of the Fulfillment Center Develop and utilize demand forecast models Establishing procurement order streams to match supply with demand on a JIT basis Working with Non Inventory Receivers and FC Management to manage storage labor and flow through the dock and yard areas for Non-Inventory supplies Managing supplier relationships and performance to ensure timely deliveries and quality compliance Develop and utilize metrics to measure operational readiness and non-inventory performance Manage contract compliance for key categories of spend and suppliers Administer and manage local/national contracts for supplies and service Resolving payment issues with vendors and accounts payable Partnering with internal customers to positively influence spending decisions Help manage and control Fixed Costs Develop and implement plans to achieve annual fixed and supply costs savings Interface across Procurement teams to implement best practices and consistency between buildings Issue and manage the Procure to Pay process: requisition Purchase Orders and help manage Capital Authorization Requests (CAR)

- For basic qualifications we require that:
- 7 years supply chain management experience (e.g. logistics inventory turn management forecasting operations)
- A Bachelors Degree or 2 years Amazon (blue badge/FTE) experience
- 5 years of directly managing employees and performance.
- Supplier Relationship Management (e.g. SLAs management performance/scorecarding)
- ERP and procurement tools including Oracle Coupa and Ariba

- For Preferred qualifications we prefer that:
- MBA preferred Supply Chain Management Certifications (e.g. CSCMP)
- ERP and procurement tools including Oracle Coupa and Ariba.
- Experience with cost accounting
- Lean / Six-Sigma knowledge
- Must be highly self-motivated and customer-centric
- Ability to work with ambiguity
- Provide a positive customer experience internally and externally

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