Procurement Operations Analyst

Job description

DESCRIPTION

At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. If you'd like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history.
As a Procurement Operations Analyst for the Amazon Fulfillment Center (FC) team, you will own the site's procurement operation responsibilities, including forecasting, inventory management, purchase order creation, management and monitoring. You will also lead supplier management KPI and metrics reporting, and develop and work with stakeholders to find and understand deviation and improvement areas. You will provide procurement leadership for the location(s) and alignment with building leadership team to drive efficiencies and improvements in the building.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
· In partnership with the FC Procurement Manager, provide procurement operations support for the fulfillment center, including: forecasting of non-inventory products, inventory management, non-inventory flow and space models, cycle counts, supplier management, procurement transaction and expediting support
· Lead team of non-inventory receivers to ensure building has adequate resources and is set up for success
· Develop deep knowledge of non-inventory items and benchmark with other sites/regions to drive best practices
· Manage KPI to measure, control and benchmark procurement processes including creation of recurring metrics reports to drive improvements for the Operations network
· Develop relationship across the building and network to ensure best practices are being shared and implemented
· Align with internal customers, Finance and Procurement Operations to understand budgetary targets by building and develop methods of measuring and defining savings, value and other category metrics
· Work in partnership with Operations team (FC Operations, Operations Integration, Food Safety, Facilities) to drive reduction in non-inventory costs.
· Collaborate internally and with suppliers to develop innovative solutions to provide Procurement support to the Operations network
· Develop and implement ways to measure suppliers to drive continuous performance improvement on behalf of Amazon
· Coordinate the demand identification, procurement, and inventory management of all non-merchandise items required for building operation. This includes corrugate, packing materials, labor and janitorial services, etc.

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering, IT, or related field
· 3+ years' procurement experience including RFI, RFP, vendor management, payment issue resolving, negotiation etc.
· Proficient in Microsoft office suite software
· Understand process flow and suggest improvements to deliver cost savings, inventory reduction, or other benefits to the site.