Global Commodity Manager – Amazon Jobs

Job Type: Senior Global Commodity Manager from home
Location: Texas work from home
Company: Amazon

Responsibilities:

• Capable of delving deeply into several business lines that employ related commodities and categories to take advantage of our supplier base and maximize cost, quality, performance, and efficiency.
• Gain the trust of internal business partners; cultivate long-lasting relationships; and develop a solid grasp of the needs and priorities of suppliers and/or spend categories, as well as commodities and strategic business direction.
• Create global sourcing strategies that meet internal clients’ goals, objectives, and business plans.
• Use industry cost models and benchmarking studies to assess the competitive positioning and core competencies of suppliers; use the key findings to guide and assist the creation of the strategic sourcing plan.
• Use RFx, spend pattern analysis, contract analysis, bid review, supplier consolidation, and negotiations to drive results.
• Assist leaders in business and finance in identifying and implementing controllership enhancements and savings to maximize return on investment and total cost of ownership.
• Provide internal stakeholders with guidance, education, and facilitation in creating and implementing sourcing strategies.
• Consult the relevant subject matter experts, such as those in law, taxation, risk management, and information security, to assess and create plans for reducing third-party risk.

Requirements:

PRIMARY QUALIFCATIONS

• Over five years of expertise procuring mechanical commodities; – Knowledge of NPI development and hardware development environments.
• Experience utilizing data and metrics to identify and drive changes – Experience controlling program strategy, ensuring end-to-end delivery, and reporting results to top leadership

DESIDERED SPECIFICATIONS

A Master’s degree or MBA in management, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design, or a similar discipline; – Experience leading process changes for at least two years