Sourcing Manager , Global Sourcing, Amazon Private Brands

Do you have a passion for hardlines products? Do you want to build a business from the ground up? Do you have proven business acumen, analytical capabilities, exceptional communication, project management skills, and the ability to multi-task and thrive in a fast-paced environment? If yes, you should consider Global Sourcing of Amazon Private Brands.

The Amazon Private Brands Global Sourcing team is looking for customer-obsessed, driven individuals to lead vendor life cycle management including new supplier onboarding, product sourcing, and driving on-going business growth for our Hardlines Private Brands business. The role will manage the global sourcing process from A to Z including vendor relationship and P&L management, cost negotiation, and product planning. You will interact with almost every function in a global context across Amazon Private Brands, including Quality, Category Business Management, Product Development and Program Teams.

The candidate must have strong business acumen, strategic agility and a knack for identifying opportunities to design / implement long-term solutions. He or she must be capable of driving business impact and delivering results while dealing with ambiguity. A successful candidate will thrive in a highly collaborative, analytical, creative, and fast-paced environment. The candidate is willing to roll up sleeves and get things done. The ideal candidate is experienced in working in a global team dealing with multi-stakeholders.


Key job responsibilities
· Supplier development and management toward driving P&L growth in Hardlines categories.
· Identify business optimization opportunities and drive sourcing excellence leveraging global industry knowledge, vendor negotiation, resourcing and cost benchmarking within the consumables sector.
· Partner with Category Business Managers, Supply Chain, Quality, and other stakeholder teams to develop sourcing and fulfillment strategies across multiple consumable categories and launch products globally.
· Drive for continual improvement and innovation across our sourcing activities, including vendor management, cost engineering, portfolio optimization, value optimization etc.
· Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve tools and processes and elevate operation efficiency for vendors and sourcing team.
· Write professional business documents for business updates and drive strategic initiatives for stakeholders’ alignment.

About the team
Amazon Private Brand Global Sourcing team partners with suppliers capable of producing and shipping high-quality products globally, with a focus on driving profitable and sustainable business growth.

Basic Qualifications

- 3+ years of product management experience
- Experience managing technical products or online services
- Experience in product, program, or project management in leading cross-functional teams in delivery of major new products or services

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience building and analyzing cost/benefit scenarios and business cases and communicating results throughout the organization

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