- Bachelor’s Degree with Procurement or Supply Chain or significant Procurement experience in Sourcing, Contracts Management or equivalent role
- Fluency in German and English
- Effective listening, communication (verbal and written), and commercial mindset
- Bias for action and result driven mindset
- Any additional sourcing and/or purchasing competencies would be advantageous
- Demonstrated success managing inventory, including auditing, forecasting and planning
- Problem-solving and analytical ability to draw conclusions from data
- Ability to identify issues, develop solutions & drive results
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Contract and Price negotiation experience is advantageous
Amazon Business Unit AMXL is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Procurement Specialist to assist the Procurement department in managing all aspects of the purchase to pay process. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in the team.
This role requires experience in procurement, ideally within an international and customer-driven environment. You will be responsible for:
- Supporting local Procurement activities related to new site launches
- Providing ongoing Procurement support to existing sites
- Delivering policy and process training to requesters and key stakeholders/functions
- Identifying and managing a local supply base
- Managing a local category
- Managing supplier relationships
- Enforcing and monitoring Procurement policy compliance and working with the relevant individuals to make improvements where required
- Proactively leading, executing and supporting local and EU wide procurement project activities throughout all phases of the project
- Partnering with other Country Procurement Specialists to consolidate the supply base and Business as usual (BAU) requirements at an EU level.
- Identifying savings opportunities and partnering with Category Managers to deliver savings through tenders/negotiations/contract renewals.
- Managing the relationship with our internal customers
- Willing to travel throughout the EU
About the team
We take real pride in a job well done, looking out for each other as we play our part in delivering the quality service Amazon is known for around the world. Regarding the team, The Site Procurement Operations team (SPO) works collaboratively with internal stakeholders and external suppliers to provide procurement support and solutions. This pillar sits at the heart of site operations and works with local stakeholders to deliver procurement solutions to complex on-site projects.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Berlin, BE, DEU
- Degree with Procurement or Supply Chain focus
- CIPS/EIPM accreditation or equivalent functional knowledge or accreditation
- Experience of ERP (SAP/Coupa)
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently - Ability to communicate effectively with individuals at all levels to manage expectations and push back where appropriate
- Ability to manage conflicting priorities effectively and accurately, anticipating problems, managing expectations, resolving issues and identifying solution
- Takes ownership of tasks and ability to make decisions
- Demonstrates patience and perseverance during setbacks and challenge
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and experience of dealing with both internal and external customers/suppliers at all levels
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