DESCRIPTIONAt Amazon, we\'re working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need talented and motivated people. If you\'d like to be a part of building the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history.Key job responsibilities Category Manager will be part of GPO (Global Procurement Organization) and support AMET region in different Opex categories. Key scope of this role includes:
Creating category strategies in conjunction with internal customers to ensure there is a comprehensive, unified approach for the category across the region.
Lead sourcing process and set up new mechanism to ensure efficient and cost-effective replenishing of operational goods and services to Amazon Operational sites.
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
About the team Report to the Regional Category team. Team members are across EGY, South Africa and UAE.We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:Dubai, AREBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelors Degree - Experience working in Procurement - 3+ years of team management experience - 3+ years of program or project management experience - 3+ years of delivering cross functional projects experiencePREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization - Experience in data mining, data management, reporting, and SQL queries