We\'re looking for a **Category Manager** based in *Houston* to provide cross-portfolio operational support across our 3PL supplier base. This role sits at the intersection of procurement analytics, supplier performance, and commercial governance - you\'ll be the engine that turns raw data into actionable insights, recovers money left on the table, and builds the measurement systems that hold suppliers accountable.
This isn\'t a back-office support role. You\'ll work directly with Category Managers, Operations leaders, and Finance partners to drive real commercial outcomes - from recovering millions in claims and rebates to building the dashboards that inform executive decisions on supplier allocation and contract renewals.
Key job responsibilities
What You\'ll Do:
* Build and maintain procurement analytics that power portfolio-level decision-making - cost benchmarking, spend tracking, supplier comparison models, and forecasting tools used by L6-L8 leadership.
*Own claims and rebates recovery across the NA 3PL portfolio - identifying contractual entitlements, building claim packages, tracking aging, and driving resolution to recover revenue owed to Amazon.
*Develop supplier performance measurement systems - designing scorecards, tracking KPIs (76 metrics across 7 categories), and producing quarterly performance reports that inform volume allocation and contract decisions.
*Create and maintain cost models that normalize performance across building types, geographies, and suppliers - enabling apples-to-apples comparison for sourcing decisions.
*Support sourcing events by preparing data packages, market analysis, and benchmark comparisons for RFI/RFQ/RFP processes.
*Automate and scale reporting - replacing manual processes with repeatable mechanisms using Excel, SQL, QuickSight, Power BI, or AI-assisted tools.
*Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Finance, and Category Managers to ensure data accuracy, flag anomalies, and surface insights that drive action.
*Track and report on savings delivery - validating actuals against committed savings targets and producing variance analysis for leadership reviews.
What You\'ll Bring:
*A love for data - you see a messy spreadsheet and immediately start thinking about how to structure, clean, and extract insight from it.
*Attention to detail paired with the ability to zoom out and tell the \"so what\" story to stakeholders who don\'t live in the data.
*Comfort working across multiple workstreams simultaneously - claims recovery, performance reporting, and analytics support don\'t pause for each other.
*Initiative to identify problems before they\'re assigned to you - you notice when a number doesn\'t look right and dig in.
*Strong written communication - your analysis needs to stand on its own in a document without you presenting it.
*Curiosity about logistics, supply chain economics, and how 3PL operations actually work on the ground.
Why This Role:
- Visible impact: Your analytics and claims work directly recovers revenue and informs decisions on a substantial portfolio.
-Cross-portfolio exposure: Unlike an L5 embedded in one category, you\'ll work across all NA 3PL suppliers and building types - AWD, SDC, TNS, Hazmat.
-Nashville hub: Join a growing procurement team in one of Amazon\'s key operational hubs with direct collaboration across Operations and Finance.
-Build from scratch: You\'ll be designing systems and mechanisms, not inheriting someone else\'s - this is a greenfield opportunity to shape how the team operates.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of supply chain, forecasting, manufacturing, sourcing/procurement, or vendor management experience
- 3+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience
- Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL
- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Bachelor\'s degree
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization
- Experience building processes, project management, and schedules
- Experience in procurement, budgeting, forecasting, or asset management
- Experience in 3PL, warehousing, logistics, or fulfillment environments
- Experience with claims management, contract compliance, or rebate recovery
