DESCRIPTION
Amazon is hiring a Procurement Manager to be based in Barcelona, Spain.
As a member of the EMEA Global Procurement Central Services (GPCS), you will be leading a team of procurement professionals, supporting procurement and business teams across Europe, Middle East and Africa in a diverse set of operations (for example catalogs, vendor onboarding, procurement requisitions compliance, among others).
The role will be based in Barcelona, with up to 15% traveling.
Key job responsibilities
As a member of the EMEA Global Procurement Central Services (GPCS), you will be leading a team of procurement professionals, supporting procurement and business teams across Europe, Middle East and Africa in a diverse set of operations (for example catalogs, vendor onboarding, procurement requisitions compliance, among others).
The role will be based in Barcelona, with up to 15% traveling.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead a team of procurement professionals performing the activities related to the operations listed above.
- 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, catalogue penetration, contracts maintenance, vendor onboarding and maintenance objectives.
- Scope roles, recruit and hire according to business needs.
- Mentor and develop employees for career enhancement and direction.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience in the Procurement field
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
- Professional fluency in English (written and verbal)
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, Economics, or related field
- CIPS, APICS CPIM, or similar procurement certifications
- International procurement experience
- Experience with e-procurement tools
- Experience leading multi-regional projects in the procurement field
- Any additional European languages is a plus
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Job details
ESP, B, Barcelona
Global Procurement
Procurement