Sr. Category Manager, Construction, Global Procurement Organization (GPO)

$103,900 - $181,400/Yr

Amazon - Houston, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Houston, TX

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers

About the position

The Senior Category Manager for Construction at Amazon will lead complex, multi-disciplinary, multi-million-dollar construction projects within the Global Procurement Organization. This role involves developing and executing sourcing strategies, collaborating with various teams, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality work while maintaining effective communication with stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead individual GC construction category projects, partnering with the team, owning the delivery of complex, multi-disciplinary, multi-million-dollar sites.
• Identify, develop and deliver long term sourcing strategies, lead key initiatives with cross-functional teams; drive the decision-making process of the category roadmap with senior leadership.
• Build relationships and alignment with internal and external stakeholders to effectively plan and deliver site launches to meet site construction programs, particularly for Prime week and Peak season.
• Own the individual targets and goals identified across the NA GC construction category scope as well as identifying and delivering incremental process and system improvements.
• Drive Supplier sourcing, award, contracting and ongoing support until project delivery, while maintaining commercial relationships with suppliers, with a principal objective of achieving optimal cost and performance.
• Lead supplier performance management; including improving sustainability & social responsibility.
• Help develop Key Performance Indicators and set goals for the team.
• Audit the progress of the team to ensure we are meeting customer expectations.
• Act as a market intelligence provider regarding categories; anticipate strategic opportunities and keep key stakeholders informed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Experience defining and executing program requirements
• Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization
• 5+ years of relevant strategic sourcing and category management in indirect categories such as professional services, support or maintenance spend, supply chain, forecasting, manufacturing, sourcing/procurement, or vendor management experience
• 5+ years of supply chain, forecasting, manufacturing, sourcing/procurement, or vendor management experience
• Knowledge of Excel at an intermediate level (e.g., pivot tables & charts, multiple criteria lookups, nested logical/IF formulas, data cleansing, array formulas, etc.)

Nice-to-haves

• PMP
• 5+ years of construction cost management experience
• Experience being responsible/leading large and complex negotiations
• 5+ years of construction management or working with general contractors and managing supplier diversity initiatives experience

Benefits

• Equity options
• Sign-on payments
• Medical benefits
• Financial benefits
• Other forms of compensation