Procurement Category Manager, OneMHS Procurement & Supply Chain

Amazon

Job Location:

Houston, MS - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Supply Chain Management

Job Summary

Amazon installs a significant quantity of new buildings every year. The historical model has been to allow each integrator to use their own equipment controls subsystems and methodologies. While that has allowed Amazon to be successful to this point the variability between buildings has proven difficult to support and scale. One MHS charge is to build partnerships to focus on consistency and scalability across our network of the future. We will be partnering with key suppliers to help them scale up their manufacturing capabilities to keep up with our needs as well as refining their designs to drive innovation and operational uptime and better meet the specific needs of Amazons operational partnership with WWDE OMHS will challenge the status quo on our Gen14 AR sortables building by focusing on critical equipment controls and system implementation methods. We are seeking a Procurement Category Manager (PCM) to join our One-MHS team & to partner with internal business owners and key stakeholders across One-MHS & partner organizations to drive procurement and operational value for these MHE systems. This role leads the development and execution of capital sourcing strategies for equipment components that are part of the overall MHE systems. Our PCM drive efficiencies in procurement strategy and commercial pricing enable engineering efficiencies through effective partnership with Amazons design teams and support Amazons long-term business interests through partnership within One-MHS teams as well as other teams like GPO Capital Planning Project Management Organization (PMO) Worldwide Design Engineering (WWDE) Finance Global Engineering Services (GES) Operations Engineering (Ops Eng.) and Reliability and Maintenance Engineering (RME).
This role will involve developing and executing category sourcing strategies delivering savings and improving productivity across the category. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter a creative critical thinker a builder who likes to build from scratch and a motivated learner with strong communication skills.

Key job responsibilities
Develop and implement category sourcing strategies for equipment & components that form the overall MHE system or sub-systems ensuring alignment with One-MHS goals and objectives.
Lead cross-functional sourcing events negotiate with suppliers and execute contracts to optimize Amazons competitive position for the procured equipment.
Manage internal and external relationships with key stakeholders including suppliers business units and other procurement teams.
Collaborate with global and local teams to deploy and manage the implementation of defined strategies.
Influence suppliers roadmaps design processes technology decisions and strategies to align with Amazons procurement goals.
Lead complex and cross-functional projects to drive productivity and innovation within the category.
Monitor market trends competitor activities and industry best practices to inform category strategies and decision-making.
Develop and maintain category-specific metrics and reporting to track performance savings and supplier compliance.

- Bachelors degree or MBA in supply chain management operations engineering analytics or related field
- Experience in procurement and purchasing including supplier relationship management
- Experience in procurement supply chain inventory management contract management lease administration or operations
- Experience in modeling complex business scenarios
- Experience in data analysis with the ability to interpret and draw insights from data to inform decision-making processes
- Experience collaborating and influencing multiple teams across multiple organizations
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in procurement supply chain or a related field with a focus on equipment industrial automation/robotics CAPEX or similar complex categories.
- Experience working with technical teams (HW engineering applied science) on new product development

- Experience in data analysis and leveraging analytics to make decisions
- Experience working with Material handling equipment (MHE)
- Knowledge of Amazons business operations and procurement practices.
- Certification in procurement or supply chain management (e.g. CPSM CSCP) is a plus.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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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 TN NASHVILLE - 103900.00 - 148400.00 USD annually
USA TN Nashville - 103900.00 - 148400.00 USD annually
USA TX HOUSTON - 115400.00 - 160000.00 USD annually
USA TX Houston - 115400.00 - 160000.00 USD annually
USA VA ARLINGTON - 115400.00 - 160000.00 USD annually
USA VA Arlington - 115400.00 - 160000.00 USD annually

Required Experience:

Manager

Required Experience:

Manager

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