Amazon EU Sarl

Procurement, Buying/Planning, fulfillment ops

SeniorCategoryManager,GPO

€115–165k ~AI est. Luxembourg, Luxembourg FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Category Manager, GPO at Amazon EU Sarl. Skills: External 3PL procurement, Strategic sourcing, Cross-functional sourcing. Drive commercial relationships with suppliers. Achieve lowest total cost of ownership”

What You'll Achieve.

Achieve lowest total cost of ownership; Achieve cost savings; Deliver against business objectives; Achieve sustainable relationships

Industry & Context.

Procurement, Buying/Planning, fulfillment ops
Problems you'll solve

Analytical leader; Extract insights from data

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree, Experience in project or program management, Experience in supply chain, Experience using data and metrics, Experience owning program strategy, Experience managing end-to-end delivery, Experience communicating results to senior leadership

Nice to Have

Master's degree, Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Bachelor's degree in operations, Bachelor's degree in engineering, Bachelor's degree in analytics

What You'll Do.

Drive commercial relationships with suppliers

Achieve lowest total cost of ownership

Create and execute strategic sourcing projects

Support development of sourcing plan

Lead sourcing engagements

Lead competitive bidding

Achieve cost savings through projects

Develop negotiation strategies

Set up structure for operations procurement

Set up process for operations procurement

Influence suppliers' processes

Influence suppliers' technology decisions

Influence suppliers' policies

Negotiate supplier agreements

Implement supplier agreements

Analyze cost reduction opportunities

Optimize supplier base

Reduce total cost of ownership

Analyze data to create forecasting

Adapt to fast paced environment

Adapt to changing environment

Work with team for creation

Work with business partners for creation

Work with team for continuous improvement

Work with business partners for continuous improvement

Develop mechanisms to track supplier performance

Develop metrics to track supplier performance

Facilitate business reviews

Discuss best practices

Improve supplier performance

Strengthen business partnerships

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional stakeholder groups; Cross-functional stakeholders; Business leaders; Team and business partners

Communication Scope

Written skills; Verbal communication

Process & Methodology

Project management, Program management, End-to-end delivery

Full Job Description

Our overall mission is simple: we want Amazon to be the place where our customers can find, discover and buy anything online. Whatever our customers want, we will find the means to deliver it. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. With your help, Amazon will continue to enable people to discover new worlds and implement innovation. This is your chance to make history. The EU GPO EF team is looking for a Senior Category Manager with a strong delivery record and proven project management experience to own strategic, tactical and cross-functional sourcing programs in external 3PL procurement. Job Description: The ideal candidate will be an analytical leader with procurement experience in complex, international, or technical environments. The individual needs strong communication skills and the experience to influence and support cross-functional stakeholder groups across all levels of the organization. The ideal candidate takes initiative and demonstrates ownership in driving business goals, while being agile to manage change in a rapidly growing division. Key leadership traits required include the ability to influence and form strong partnerships with business leaders, and operational excellence in managing multiple complex and competing priorities simultaneously. The ideal candidate must have strong written skills and should be able to go through large set of documents with ease. The candidate must have excellent computer skills in Word, Excel, Power Bi, Tableau, Quick sight. Responsibilities include: · Drive appropriate commercial relationships with suppliers, with a principal objective of achieving the lowest total cost of ownership that meets the business’ goals supported by a culture of continuous improvement with cost & performance benchmarks in use. · Create and execute strategic sourcing projects that will support the teams’ development of an end-to-end sourcing plan regionally. Lead sourcing engagements and competitive biddi

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