Principal, Transportation Procurement and Strategy at Amazon
Principal, Transportation Procurement and Strategy Details
April 19, 2019, 11:57 a.m.
Buying, Planning, & Instock Management
Fulfillment Transportation
Seattle, WashingtonBellevue, Washington
Negotiator: Delivering improved
This role will focus on leading carrier negotiations, developing consistent negotiation methodology, and delivering results through improved financial results, delivery performance, or capacity. This role will be expected to manage multiple negotiations, concurrently, directly and indirectly through a team. This leader will be expected to contribute significantly to overall transportation strategy and ensure that carrier relationships and contracts support the long-term strategy. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering successful negotiations at significant scale ($200M or more in total spend), senior leadership involvement with external vendors, and thought leadership within procurement and/or transportation. Role responsibilities will index on the below key skills and abilities: · Negotiator: Delivering improved financial performance through large scale negotiations for services contracts · Leader: Leading teams to build a track record of consistently delivering valuable
· Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or 2+ years of experience with Amazon · 10+ years in a procurement capacity. · 5+ years of experience negotiating multi-million dollar contracts. · 5+ years of experience with postal authorities within the US or around the world is strongly preferred. · 5+ years of experience working with cross functional teams across multiple business lanes. · 5+ years of experience creating, defining, and implementing procurement strategy · Ability to perform data analysis using MS Excel and/or SQL.· 5+ years of advanced Microsoft Excel skills · MBA, MS or MA