Manager, Sourcing Prepared Foods & Bakery, Worldwide Grocery Stores (WWGS)

The Manager Sourcing Prepared Foods & Bakery serves as the product owner and internal champion for our WW Grocery Store Private Brand business. They will own categories such as Perishable foods which span prepared Foods & Bakey products. They will own managing developing and improving the structural profitability of our private brand assortment across our Amazon and WFM-branded products. This role is unique in that it spans Food categories with a supply chain serving all Grocery channels including WFM Stores Amazon Go Amazon Fresh Stores and this role you will work backwards from customer needs to develop and execute a comprehensive sourcing strategy that delivers exceptional products while meeting financial guardrails and targets across all channels. This leader will manage a team of 6 and will need to be a passionate and effective people leader. They will be the trusted advisor for our category teams across Grocery channels and will be the subject matter expert in their categories. Additionally this leader will need to be a master negotiator as they own our supplier/vendor partnership and will need to optimize those partnerships over time to meet the needs of our customers.
This role will need to be an effective collaborator and owner making decisive decisions across a varied multi-functional team including product development channel category merchandising partner private brands teams and our quality and commercialization functions.


Key job responsibilities
Product Strategy & Development
Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for assigned categories working backwards from customer needs to develop a compelling product roadmap
Create and maintain detailed product requirement documents PRFAQs and six-pagers to articulate product vision and strategy
Be subject matter expert on their categories with in the private labeling space understanding the supplier landscape and optimizing our portfolio
Drive both new product creation and renovation of existing products to ensure the total portfolio is optimized to support business objectives
Identify opportunities to fill the innovation pipeline through customer insights market research and cross-functional collaboration
Partner with Product Commercialization R&D Legal and Quality Assurance to bring products to market efficiently while managing risk
Establish and track meaningful metrics to measure product performance and customer satisfaction
Business Ownership & Analytics
Own the P&L for your product portfolio ensuring delivery of financial targets and growth objectives
Conduct weekly monthly and quarterly business reviews with data-driven insights and root cause analysis
Develop and maintain product dashboards with key performance indicators to track progress against goals
Understand the critical Ps of Product Price Placement and Promotion working with their partner teams to ensure their products are brought to life effectively for our customers.
Make data-informed decisions by leveraging both qualitative and quantitative customer insights
Collaborate with North America Category Manager stakeholders across multiple teams on achieving financial plans and category objectives
Sourcing Excellence
Operate as a subject matter expert in your product category including industry knowledge and supplier landscape
Develop and nurture strategic supplier partnerships to drive innovation and operational excellence
Implement supplier scorecarding and performance management systems to ensure quality sustainability and business outcomes
Champion Organics Fair Trade Animal Welfare Sustainability and Quality Standards to advance the mission of Whole Foods Market and Amazon Fresh
Partner with Global Purchasing Teams Distribution and Regions to ensure alignment to category strategy
Product Experience Optimization
Drive packaging innovation that enhances customer experience while supporting sustainability goals
Influence product placement decisions through data-driven insights and customer decision tree methodology
Collaborate with Pricing team to ensure products meet target price positions while maintaining margin requirements
Balance customer value proposition with profit targets to deliver on our Conscious Capitalism principles
Leadership & Team Development
Hire and develop the best talent raising the bar with each hiring decision
Mentor and train Sourcing managers and other team members
Communicate represent and uphold Whole Foods Market and Amazon Fresh core values and leadership principles
Demonstrate bias for action ownership mentality and customer obsession in all activities


About the team
Worldwide Grocery Stores (WWGS) is a global retail organization dedicated to revolutionizing the grocery shopping experience through enhanced efficiency quality and affordability. At its core WWGS Private Brands (PB) serves as a crucial strategic division that develops sources and manages our Whole Foods Market (WFM) and Amazon-branded proprietary food products across all geographic regions. Operating as a unified force Private Brands supports both North American and International operations by leveraging cross-functional expertise in product development sourcing sensory commercialization and quality assurance to bring our products to market end-to-end across all WFM and Amazon channels. Through the integration of Whole Foods Market (WFM) and Amazon-branded products Private Brands enables WWGS to deliver high-quality innovative products and brands while maintaining operational excellence across diverse global markets. This collaborative structure allows WWGS to rapidly scale its food portfolio while maintaining consistent quality standards and efficient processes throughout its worldwide operations. This team manages the Amazon Saver Amazon Grocery byAmazon Aplenty Amazon Kitchen 365 by WFM (including our organic products) and Whole Foods Market brands.

- Experience of managing and developing a high performance team
- 5 years of account management project or program management or buying experience
- Experience with vendor negotiations pricing and promotion or inventory management
- Experience working cross functionally across finance marketing or supply chain
- Bachelors degree or equivalent

- Experience using data to influence business decisions
- Experience driving direction and alignment with cross-functional teams

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at TX Austin - 140000.00 - 189400.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 140000.00 - 189400.00 USD annually