Procurement Program Manager, Global Procurement Central Services

- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration
- Experience in the following procurement domains: Materials Management, Logistics, Supply Chain Operations, and/or Shipping Supplies
- Experience using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and analytical platforms, including but not limited to the ability to analyze data using pivots and V-Lookups
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in business, operations, logistics, supply chain or engineering
- Experience in leading projects related to process improvements with automation and analysis, or experience with process improvement, Kaizan, and Six Sigma
- Speak, write, and read fluently in English and an European language (preferable Spanish, Italian, German or French)
- Master's degree or above in business, engineering, operations, supply chain, transportation logistics
- PMP, CIPS or APICS certification.
- 2+ years of using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and analytical platforms, including but not limited to the ability to analyze data using pivots, macros and V-Lookups experience

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Amazon is hiring a Procurement Program Manager to be based in Hyderabad, India.

As a member of the EMEA & APAC Global Procurement Central Services (GPCS), you will be leading a portfolio of programs and projects, supporting our supply chain procurement operations and other Global Procurement Organization (GPO)'s business teams globally. The scope of those initiatives is diverse, from optimization on Coupa catalogs processes, vendor onboarding, procurement requisitions compliance checks, consumables inventory planning, ordering to projects that support our Procurement global talent upskilling efforts.

Key job responsibilities
• Lead process improvement initiatives / projects at regional and/or multi-regional scale
• Act as Manager proxy as required
• Act as subject matter expert on related operational process: vendor onboarding, catalogs management, PR compliance checks, inventory planning, invoice on-hold resolution, purchasing operations
• Perform weekly and monthly business reviews
• Ensure adherence to Amazon’s global spend policy and driving compliance to Procurement policies and procedures.
• Build effective stakeholder relationships - develop relationships with primary internal customers (local Operations leadership), external suppliers and other teams within respective market.
• Drive effective delivery of metrics by leading / supporting projects and initiatives; identifying root cause of issues and corrective actions.
• Assist with the development of new standards, procedures and solutions for the procurement operations.
• Partner with other procurement leaders and teams on local or regional projects and initiative.
• Contribute to achievement of Procurement’s annual targets.
• Provides training and mentorship to employees for career enhancement and direction.