Procurement Category Manager , Procurement Category manager

Saved job description

At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. 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 leader with procurement experience to strategically source products and services for North America Customer Fulfillment Procurement. 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 position will work and partner with multiple teams to develop and execute category sourcing strategies, deliver savings and improve productivity across the category. The ideal candidate is a self-starter, and a creative, critical thinker with motivation to learn. You must be an effective communicator and be able to work independently and as a leader of peers to generate high-quality work product in a collaborative, creative, ever-changing, and sometimes ambiguous environment. You must have a professional demeanor and be able to partner with people at every level.

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 mitigate risk, improve performance and add value to Amazon

- Identify, achieve and report on savings and value targets for category sourcing activities

- Align with internal customers and understand the business application of the category

A day in the life

The Packaging Category Manager is responsible for end-to-end management of packaging material categories, including strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, tender execution, and contract management. On a daily basis, this role drives cost optimization through spend analysis, negotiation and competitive bidding processes while managing a portfolio of supplier relationships to ensure quality, capacity and on-time delivery. The role requires close cross-functional collaboration with operations, finance, RDPI, engineering and logistics teams to align packaging specifications, secure supply for peak periods, and resolve escalations. Additionally, the Category Manager monitors market trends, manages international supplier coordination across regions, and delivers savings, manages risks, and drives project milestones; making it a critical role in ensuring packaging supply continuity and cost competitiveness.

Requirements: - 3+ years of program or project management experience

- 3+ years of working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams experience

- 3+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience

- 2+ years of supply chain experience

- Bachelor's degree

- Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL

- Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements