Category Manager, Australia Procurement Operations

Job description

At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. If you'd like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history. We are seeking a Category Manager to support our Australia Customers for our APAC Customer Fulfillment network. The person in this role will coordinate with several teams across Amazon and will interact with our most important suppliers to satisfy organizational requirements. The person in this will work and partner with multiple teams to develop and execute category sourcing strategies, deliver savings, and improve productivity across the category. Key job responsibilities • Establish category sourcing strategies, lead cross-functional strategic sourcing teams, negotiate with suppliers and execute contracts to optimize Amazon’s competitive position. • Drive appropriate relationships with category suppliers, with a principal objective of achieving the optimal solution and cost of ownership that meets the business’ goals supported by a culture of continuous improvement with performance benchmarks in use. • Manage category suppliers to proactively identify, monitor and optimize opportunities. • Act as a market intelligence provider regarding categories; anticipate strategic opportunities and keep key stakeholders informed. • Drive category suppliers in Supplier Relationship Management activities to…