Category Manager, Construction Procurement

Amazon Amazon · Big Tech · 13, Japan +1 · Procurement

This role is for a Category Manager in Amazon's construction procurement department. The primary focus is on managing procurement operations for fulfillment centers, including equipment design, budget creation, supplier management, and cost reduction activities. While the role mentions the use of AI and GenAI tools to accelerate decision-making and focus on important work, the core responsibilities are in procurement and supply chain management, not in building or developing AI models or systems.

What you'd actually do

  1. coordinate procurement and purchasing business goals with related internal and external departments, and carry out achievable management
  2. equipment design for new fulfillment centers, equipment introduction, and technical departments, including budget preparation, ordering, process management, cost structure analysis, cost reduction activities, confirmation of the validity of estimates, development of new suppliers, and VA/VE activities
  3. carrying out regular audits at the site
  4. manage their costs and delivery dates
  5. manage and negotiating contracts and vendor relationships

Skills

Required

  • stakeholder management
  • managing and negotiating contracts and vendor relationships
  • forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis
  • procurement
  • supplier relationship management
  • Japanese fluency
  • English fluency

Nice to have

  • Coupa or other financial management/procurement software