Procurement Specialist II - AMZ13082.6

Amazon•Romeoville, IL

1d•$76,378 - $108,200

About The Position

Multiple Positions Available: 1. Own the site’s indirect procurement operation responsibilities, including forecasting, inventory management, purchase order management and Vendor management of 3rd party service providers. 2. Lead supplier management KPI and metrics reporting, and work with stakeholders to find and understand deviation and improvement areas. 3. Provide procurement leadership and align with the building leadership team to drive efficiencies and improvements at the site(s). 4. Partner with the Procurement Operations Manager, provide procurement operations support for the fulfillment center, including: - Forecasting of non-inventory products, inventory management, non-inventory flow and space models, cycle counts, supplier management, procurement transaction and expediting support. 5. Lead a team of non-inventory receivers to ensure building has adequate resources and is set up for success. 6. Develop deep knowledge of non-inventory items and align with like buildings to drive best practices. 7. Manage KPI to measure, control and benchmark procurement processes including creation of recurring metrics reports to drive improvements for the Operations network. 8. Develop relationship across the building and network to ensure best practices are being shared and implemented. 9. Align with internal customers, Finance and Procurement Operations to understand budgetary targets by building and develop methods of measuring and defining savings, value and the other category metrics. 10. Using input from the category team, build the category metrics model to track and monitor performance in relationship to the category strategy. 11. Measure actual vs planned savings; as savings trends are identified, own action plans to meet goals and develop solutions. 12. Work in partnership both internally and with suppliers to develop innovative solutions to provide Procurement support to the Operations network. 13. Develop and implement ways to measure suppliers to drive continuous performance improvement on behalf of Amazon.com.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Industrial Technology, Operations, Supply Chain Management, or related field and 3years of experience in supply chain operations.
1 year of experience with Microsoft Office, including the ability to analyze data using PivotTables and V-Lookups.
1 year of experience with project management working with cross-functional teams towards launching new programs/products in global regions.
1 year of experience understanding process flow and suggesting improvements to deliver cost savings, inventory reduction, or other benefits to the site.
1 year of experience in supplier/vendor relationship management.

Nice To Haves

All applicants must meet all the above listed requirements.

Responsibilities

Own the site’s indirect procurement operation responsibilities, including forecasting, inventory management, purchase order management and Vendor management of 3rd party service providers.
Lead supplier management KPI and metrics reporting, and work with stakeholders to find and understand deviation and improvement areas.
Provide procurement leadership and align with the building leadership team to drive efficiencies and improvements at the site(s).
Partner with the Procurement Operations Manager, provide procurement operations support for the fulfillment center, including: - Forecasting of non-inventory products, inventory management, non-inventory flow and space models, cycle counts, supplier management, procurement transaction and expediting support.
Lead a team of non-inventory receivers to ensure building has adequate resources and is set up for success.
Develop deep knowledge of non-inventory items and align with like buildings to drive best practices.
Manage KPI to measure, control and benchmark procurement processes including creation of recurring metrics reports to drive improvements for the Operations network.
Develop relationship across the building and network to ensure best practices are being shared and implemented.
Align with internal customers, Finance and Procurement Operations to understand budgetary targets by building and develop methods of measuring and defining savings, value and the other category metrics.
Using input from the category team, build the category metrics model to track and monitor performance in relationship to the category strategy.
Measure actual vs planned savings; as savings trends are identified, own action plans to meet goals and develop solutions.
Work in partnership both internally and with suppliers to develop innovative solutions to provide Procurement support to the Operations network.
Develop and implement ways to measure suppliers to drive continuous performance improvement on behalf of Amazon.com.