Join the team that just launched the first-ever brick-and-mortar Amazon retail location, Amazon Books in Seattle, WA. We’ve applied Amazon’s 20 years of online bookselling experience to build a store that integrates the benefits of offline and online book shopping. Our doors opened in November of 2015 and it is very much still Day One. We are looking for entrepreneurial, analytical, creative, flexible leaders to help us make Amazon Books the world’s most customer-centric bookstore and a place that customers love to shop. If you want to join a fast-paced, innovative team that is making history and breaking new ground for Amazon, this is the place for you. We are looking for a non-inventory buyer who will be responsible for placing and tracking orders of non-inventory supplies. Core activities will include gathering and defining requirements, definition of standard processes, continuous improvements to help us scale and end user support for inventory management of non-inventory items across
· Good understanding of standard procurement and inventory management procedures as well as industry standards · Very strong communication skills · High precision in verbal and written communication · Proficiency in using ERP systems (ideally Coupa) in a multi-organization and multi-set of books environment · Experienced in engaging Oracle Support to research and resolve issues · Previous experience in Purchasing including supplier relationship management · Contract and Price negotiation experience · Very strong MS Excel skills · Ability to work independently with limited general supervision ·