Amazon
Senior Category Manager | GPO
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
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Job expiry date: 03/08/2025
Job overview
Date posted
19/06/2025
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 40,000 - 50,000 per month
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Senior Manager
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
03/08/2025
Job description
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 interact with key suppliers to satisfy organizational requirements. The position involves developing and executing category sourcing strategies, delivering savings, and improving productivity. The ideal candidate is a self-starter and critical thinker, able to work independently and collaboratively. The role demands effective communication, professional demeanor, and the ability to partner with stakeholders at all levels.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Establish category sourcing strategies, lead cross-functional strategic sourcing teams, negotiate with suppliers and execute contracts to optimize Amazonās competitive position
- Drive appropriate relationships with category suppliers to achieve optimal solutions and cost of ownership
- Manage category suppliers to identify, monitor, and optimize opportunities
- Act as a market intelligence provider for categories, anticipating strategic opportunities
- Drive Supplier Relationship Management activities to mitigate risk and improve performance
- Identify, achieve, and report on savings and value targets for sourcing activities
- Align with internal customers and understand the business application of the category
- Earn the trust of key stakeholders to drive alignment with business needs
- Create category strategy in conjunction with internal customers
- Achieve annual cost saving or value targets aligned with the budget process
- Define and report on key metrics measuring supply effectiveness and cost savings
- Champion standards and process improvements
Experience & skills
- 5+ years of program or project management experience
- 5+ years of supply chain experience
- Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements
- Experience owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
- 2+ years of driving process improvements (preferred)
- Master's degree or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field (preferred)
