Category Manager, Global Procurement Organization (GPO)

Amazon • Nashville, TN

4d • $103,900 - $160,000 • Remote

About The Position

Amazon's Global Procurement Organization (GPO) is seeking a Category Manager to lead global sourcing and category strategies for the Storage (Racking) Category. This Category Manager will manage a portfolio of multi-million dollar storage projects across the US, Canada, and Australia. The role is responsible for delivering cost efficiency, supplier performance across multiple drivers, and supply chain resilience across Amazon's global operations. This is a high-impact, cross-functional role that requires strong analytical skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

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 delivering cross functional projects experience
• 1+ years of supply chain experience
• Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements

Nice To Haves

• Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization
• Experience in data mining, data management, reporting, and SQL queries

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute regional category strategies for Storage, including market analysis and developments, spend segmentation/tiering, sourcing roadmaps and enhancements, and supply chain optimization.
• Lead competitive sourcing events, negotiate commercial terms, and execute contracts that deliver best value to customers.
• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships; conduct regular business reviews, track KPIs, and drive continuous improvement in cost, quality, delivery, and sustainability.
• Partner with WWDE, OpsEng, Finance, Legal, Operations, and business unit leaders globally to align procurement strategies with business needs and priorities.
• Analyze global spend data to identify savings opportunities, consolidation potential, and demand management levers; develop and track savings pipelines.
• Monitor industry trends, technology shifts, and supply market dynamics to proactively inform category strategy and risk mitigation plans.
• Ensure supplier compliance with contractual obligations, Amazon's Supplier Code of Conduct, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Identify and implement process improvements across the procure-to-pay cycle; support catalog adoption and purchasing compliance initiatives.

Benefits

• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)
• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed