CATEGORY MANAGER
Our Global Procurement Organization team is growing and we are hiring a Category Manager to join the European Construction Procurement team.
This role can be based in one of
Amsterdam, Barcelona, London, Luxembourg or Milan
Have you ever wondered how Amazon is managing its indirect procurement across all our Fulfilment Operations in Europe? Do you want to join a company with an amazing growth to make history and leave your own footprint?
OVERVIEW
As a Category Manager, you will create and own the strategic relationship with suppliers and senior internal stakeholders while building collaboration within and across organizational boundaries.
You will develop key sourcing activities, ensuring equipment and service availability to meet business goals while minimizing risk.
You will be the trusted advisor in strategic sourcing and procurement initiatives. You will work side-by-side with your stakeholders to deliver the best end customer experience.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Review future projects and programmes regularly
- Continuously collect industry and regional insights through engagement with the GCs
- Perform sourcing, qualification and onboarding activities
- Negotiate Framework Construction Agreements
- Support Senior Category Managers in creation of procurement strategies
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
- Autonomy to innovate and deliver new approaches that impact the bottom and the top line;
- Grow in a fast-pace environment where every day is day one;
- Being surrounded by inspiring and diverse individuals;
- Learn from people with a wide variety of professional backgrounds;
- Ability to develop new skills and opportunities through lateral, geographical or functional moves.
About the team
About the team
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations :
Barcelona, B, ESP
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor or Master’s degree
- You have experience in strategic sourcing
- Ability to make decisions wherever and whenever possible using the right level of data.
- You are proficient in an European language
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Technical background (Civil / Mechanical / Industrial Engineer)
- Experience working in Industrial environments (Construction, Engineering, etc.)
- International background, having work in different countries or exposed to large scale international projects.