Category Manager, Australia Procurement Operations
Amazon
Sydney
2 days ago
Category Manager, Australia Procurement Operations
Amazon seeks a Category Manager for Australia Procurement Operations in Sydney. This role coordinates with teams and suppliers to develop category sourcing strategies, negotiate contracts, and drive savings. Requires 2+ years of Excel/Tableau experience and cross-functional project management skills.
On-site
Full-time
Senior
Excel
Tableau
Salary
Not specified
Core Qualifications
Soft Skills
communicationcross-functional collaborationstakeholder managementleadershipcontinuous improvementadaptabilityinnovative thinking
Tools (Must-have)
ExcelTableau
Key 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 sustainability value targets for category sourcing activities.
- Align with internal customers and understand the business application of the category.
- Build the category metrics model based on input from the category team to track and monitor performance to the category strategy; measure actual vs planned savings and advise team of trends, escalate issues and own action plans
Category ManagerProcurementSourcingSupply ChainAmazonSydneyOperationsFull-timeOn-site