Amazon

Strategic Sourcing Manager - Marketing, Global Corporate Procurement

Amazon$150K — $203K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of strategic sourcing experience in indirect procurement, focused on vendor negotiations and contract management.
  • Background in managing Marketing categories with expertise in Market Research.
  • Experience applying best-in-class procurement processes like category management and benchmarking.
  • Proven ability to manage complex and competing priorities effectively within a multinational corporation.
  • Strong analytical skills for operational and financial analysis related to sourcing activities.

Responsibilities

  • Establish strong partnerships with internal business stakeholders to align procurement strategy with business goals.
  • Leverage insights across business units to optimize supplier performance, quality, and cost.
  • Evaluate suppliers using industry cost models and benchmarking to inform sourcing strategies.
  • Manage sourcing and supplier engagement activities such as RFx, contract analysis, and negotiations.
  • Identify sourcing opportunities through spend analysis and stakeholder engagement.
  • Collaborate with business and finance leaders to drive cost savings and improve ROI.
  • Guide internal stakeholders on best practices in procurement processes and tools.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) matching to support long-term financial planning.
  • Generous paid time off and parental leave policies.
  • Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses.
  • Support for adoption and surrogacy reimbursement.
Full Job Description
We are seeking a skilled Strategic Sourcing Manager with experience leading complex sourcing initiatives across Marketing. Key leadership traits required include the ability to influence and form partnerships with business leaders, and operational excellence in managing multiple complex and competing priorities simultaneously.

Strategic Sourcing Managers are expert practitioners in the tools for creating competitive environments, and have a bias for decision-making rooted in data and analytics. They routinely influence vendor relationships by advising Amazon leaders across multiple stakeholder groups on the direction of sourcing projects in support of business goals. If you are looking for a new challenge in a fast-paced, innovative company, come make history with Amazon's Corporate Procurement department.

Key job responsibilities

- Establishing strong relationships with internal business stakeholders; building a strong understanding of strategic business direction, requirements and priorities across assigned suppliers and/or spend categories.

- Dive deep across multiple business units to leverage our supplier base with the goal of optimizing performance, quality, and cost.

- Evaluate supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using industry cost models and benchmarking; leveraging key-insights to inform and support the strategic sourcing strategy development process.

- Managing the fundamentals of sourcing and supplier engagement activities including RFx, spend pattern analysis, contract analysis, bid evaluation, negotiations, and supplier consolidation.

- Identifying sourcing opportunities by leveraging spend analysis tools and engage with stakeholders to consolidate requirements over categories, suppliers and geographies.

- Work with business and finance leaders to identify and drive savings and controllership improvements, optimizing the return on investment and total cost of ownership.

- Providing guidance to internal stakeholders on procurement processes and best-practice tools, such as category management, supplier evaluation and supplier diversity.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in an indirect procurement function at a multinational corporation

- Experience with practicing best-in-class procurement processes (category management, benchmarking, should-cost models, RFX, reverse auction, contracting, etc.)

- 5+ years of relevant strategic sourcing including vendor negotiations, global contract management, process improvement, operational and financial analysis experience

- Proven track record managing Marketing categories with deep Market Research expertise

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent

- Knowledge of other indirect categories

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, NY, New York - 150,600.00 - 203,700.00 USD annually

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Amazon Careers

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