Buyer-Procurement,INFC

The GPCS Team, reporting into the Global Procurement Organisation (GPO), ensures that Amazon gets value for money for non-inventory goods to provide the Fulfilment Centres with the necessary shipping supplies they need to operate smoothly. As a GPCS Buyer, you will provide functional support to all the Fulfilment Centres (FCs) within a cluster of FCs for all aspects of procurement. This includes securing the constant flow of packaging goods and services, supplied at the best overall value to the business on a day to day basis. Responsibilities could also include the compliance check of purchase requisitions, creation of procurement catalogs and onboarding of new vendors. The number of FCs within a cluster will ideally depend on FC size and other relevant parameters. The GPCS Buyer will directly report to the Procurement Manager for GPCS APAC. • Travel Requirements: Occasional Travel may be required to visit individual FCs within the cluster/other regions (5% of the total time) Key job responsibilities The extent of your responsibilities will include but is not limited to: • Plan and execute the daily forecast and effective materials management of all non-inventory packaging supplies • Execute purchase order creation • Liaise with suppliers to secure prompt deliveries • Develop relationships with primary internal customers (on-site management teams), external suppliers and other Amazon Teams (Operations and Corporate) • Work in full compliance with the company Spending and Transaction Policy • Plan truck deliveries in full • Plan time slots for deliveries upfront with the suppliers • Communicate the accurate delivery schedule to the local FC materials receiving teams • Be the escalation POC to ensure deliveries are offloaded as per the agreed timelines with suppliers • Work with Operations and on site procurement teams to define strategies to mitigate space constraints • Manage and drive down the number of Invoices on Hold (IOH) requests • Provide support to other bu