Category Manager, Construction, Global Procurement Organization (GPO), Global Procurement Organization (GPO)
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About the Role
Amazon's Global Procurement Organization seeks a Category Manager to lead strategic construction procurement across the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey. The role involves developing sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, driving cost optimization, and supporting sustainability initiatives.
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Responsibilities
- Develop and execute construction category sourcing strategies across different supply chain tiers and trades across AMET region
- Take responsibility for increasing Amazon's competitiveness and maintain continuity of supply and mitigate risks across geographical and business unit boundaries
- Focus on deep diving construction categories and regions to add value to the overall procurement process
- Drive cost optimization through negotiation, standardization, value engineering, and supply chain improvements
- Build effective internal and external relationships with colleagues, suppliers and partners
- Negotiate, execute and manage framework agreements
- Support sustainability initiatives aligned with Amazon's Climate Pledge
- Provide market intelligence and strategic insights to key stakeholders and procurement leadership
- Own the individual targets and goals identified across the construction category scope
- Innovate within the procurement space, automating and improving tools and processes
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL
- Experience in program or project management
- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non tech teams
- Experience in defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics
- Experience in supply chain
- Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
Full Job Posting
Description
- Amazon's Global Procurement Organization (GPO) is seeking a Category Manager to lead strategic construction procurement activities across our diverse portfolio of multi million dollar real estate projects.
- The ideal candidate will bring deep understanding of construction trades including civil and architectural works, interior fit out, MEP systems, and fire protection.
Key job responsibilities
- Develop and execute construction category sourcing strategies across different supply chain tiers and trades across AMET region
- Take responsibility for increasing Amazon's competitiveness and maintain continuity of supply and mitigate risks across geographical and business unit boundaries
- Focus on deep diving construction categories and regions to add value to the overall procurement process
- Drive cost optimization through negotiation, standardization, value engineering, and supply chain improvements
- Build effective internal and external relationships with colleagues, suppliers and partners
- Negotiate, execute and manage framework agreements
- Support sustainability initiatives aligned with Amazon's Climate Pledge
- Provide market intelligence and strategic insights to key stakeholders and procurement leadership
- Own the individual targets and goals identified across the construction category scope
- Innovate within the procurement space, automating and improving tools and processes
A day in the life
- Lead procurement processes including prequalification, onboarding, tender management, evaluations, contract negotiations and award recommendations
- Apply technical knowledge of construction trades to assess supplier capabilities, evaluate proposals, and drive value engineering initiatives
- Drive procurement of innovative, sustainable, and cost effective construction services
- Collaborate with technical teams to optimize specifications across various construction disciplines
- Serve as the key interface between project delivery and internal central core team
- Support supplier performance management together with Design and Construction partners
- Provide insight and knowledge of the construction industry and supply chain
- Prepare high quality white papers and anticipate objections to proposed procurement approach
- Adapt and sometimes take different roles from strategy development to project management
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL
- Experience in program or project management
- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non tech teams
- Experience in defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics
- Experience in supply chain
- Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
- Experience leading process improvements
- Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization
- Experience building processes, project management, and schedules
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