Procurement Strategy Manager
Amazon, United States
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.
Responsibilities:
· Manage procurement contracts for inbound and export parcel business for the Global Mile team.
· Manage contract renewals, amendments, Master Transportation Agreements, and Work Orders for suppliers across the globe
· Provide Global Mile leadership with visibility and key terms of all global vendor contracts
· Achieve cost savings through projects including bidding and commercial negotiations
· Build relationships with project stakeholders including legal, tax, risk management and various business stakeholders that enable the procurement organization to provide global support including facilitation, project tracking, risk escalation and best practice sharing for all global contracts
· Develop and implement unified tools and information systems to support project planning, execution, reporting and decision-making of Global Mile inbound air, 3PL and export parcel contracts
· Develop mechanisms and metrics to track supplier performance related to forecasting, delivery, quality, and cost
· Support the creation of supplier scorecards to measure and track supplier performance
· Facilitate business reviews to discuss best practices and issues and to ultimately improve supplier performance and strengthen business partnerships across the world
Job Specification
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
· Bachelors Degree
· 5+ years experience in a transportation procurement organization performing vendor management, contract management, or bidding
· 3+ years Logistics, Transportation, or Supply Chain management experience
· Ability to work with technical and non-technical business owners to overcome obstacles and deliver results
· Experience working with fast-paced teams in an ambiguous environment with pressing near-term goals
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills including to both product and executive level leadership
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
· MBA/MS/JD or Equivalent business or supply chain-related discipline
· 5+ years in contract management or direct procurement experience
· 5+ years in the global logistics industry with experience with cross-functional teams in a global environment
· 5+ years of advanced Microsoft Excel skills or analytical skills
· Track record of delivering sustainable and consistent cost saving projects.
· Supervisory or management experience
· Proficiency in Data management systems, CRM and Business Intelligence tools: Tableau, Project Portfolio management tools, Salesforce, SharePoint development, MS SQL, etc
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