Category Manager, Amet

1 week ago


Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Afaq - Warehouse Branch Full time

Bachelor's degree
- 3+ years of program or project management experience
- 3+ years of working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams experience
- 3+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience
- 2+ years of supply chain experience
- Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL

You will drive continuous improvement, innovation, prevent legal and supply risk, and sustainability.

Create a category strategy in conjunction with internal customers to ensure there is a comprehensive, unified approach for the category.
- Achieve yearly cost saving or value targets appropriate to the category aligned with annual budget processes.
- Define and report on key metrics that measure effectiveness of projects, initiatives and cost savings
- Champion standards and process improvements
- Build category strategies which are scalable and reflective of the Amazon growth plans
- Support Operations team with any upcoming sourcing requirement in the country across different categories

Key job responsibilities
- Standardize procurement processes, operational tools, operating standards, and supplier management activities.
- Create, manage and communicate RFX documents for key requirements, leading the tender process through to techno-commercial evaluation, post tender negotiation, contracting, purchase order and delivery.
- Drive category strategies for the spend under management while strengthening strategic relationships with preferred vendors delivering scalable and sustainable results against business goals supported by a culture of continuous improvement and performance benchmarks
- Act as a spend category market intelligence provider to anticipate strategic opportunities and keep key stakeholders informed
- Drive the performance of category suppliers in Supplier Relationship Management activities to mitigate risk, improve performance and add value to Amazon
- Analyze historic spend data to support budget pricing calculations, rate cards and catalogue adoption and spend/sourcing strategies.
- Strong negotiation skills and a track record of earning stakeholder trust, taking ownership and delivering results
- Work closely with vendors to ensure full deployment of Amazon Supply chain standards
- Manage a number of projects simultaneously, across various stakeholders and spend categories while being able to manage priorities effectively to support and achieve on time delivery of requirements and site launch dates.
- Work closely with leadership to develop long-term strategic plans to maximize value for Amazon
- 3+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience
- 3+ years of driving process improvements experience
- Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization
- Experience building processes, project management, and schedules


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