Qfr83 Buyer, Site Procurement Operations

Previous experience in procurement and purchasing, including supplier relationship management. - Knowledge of Procurement tools such as Coupa, Ariba or others, as well as Microsoft Excel. - Previous experience in a fast-paced and dynamic international working environment. - C1-C2 Level of English and Spanish. Our teams within Amazon Operations are growing! If you want to join a stimulating environment where every day is different, get amazing results and make people smile, this is your chance. We strive every day to become the most customer-centric company in the world. To help us achieve this goal, we are looking for a Buyer to join our Fulfillment Center's (FC) Purchasing team. The Buyer will be the Procurement Representative in the FC. They will be in charge of the relationship with Stakeholders/Internal Customers (Business Partners/Requesters) at the FC and will act as a first escalation point for local supplier issues. Key job responsibilities: Understand the business needs and ensure the requirements are justified, analyzing & making recommendations to the business. Work in full compliance with the company Spending & Transaction policy, educating and driving the correct behaviors of business stakeholders. Execute the whole procurement activity, from Sourcing of new suppliers to contract. Launch and manage Tenders, offers analysis and negotiations with suppliers. Be the link between local stakeholders and Category Managers in Luxembourg, ensuring global category strategies are locally implemented and executed. Support implementation and management of Catalogues. Look for and propose cost optimization initiatives, diving-deep into contracts, partnering with Category Managers, and working with stakeholders to deliver savings and cost optimizations. Set-up indicators and use them to provide reliable statistics to your team. Manage vendors to ensure a high service level in terms of lead time, quality & maintenance, following-up contracts & supplier performance. Be involved, execute and support national and EU-wide procurement projects and initiatives (tenders, cost optimization, sustainability, process improvement initiatives). About the team: Amazon Operations sits at the heart of the Amazon customer experience. We look after everything from the moment a customer clicks buy, to the moment their item is delivered - from desktop to doorstep. Across Europe we have more than 50 fulfillment centres, hundreds of delivery stations, thousands of machines, and tens of thousands of employees, all working together in harmony to make sure the right item gets delivered to the right person, in the right place, at the right time. In our buildings, millions of items are picked and packed by our employees every year. And on the road, our teams and partners work hard to make sure we get our customers what they want, when they want, wherever they are. We put the safety of our people above everything else, working in a modern, engaging environment as part of a team that welcomes individuality and diversity. The culture in our Operation is built on the way our teams bond and a work ethic that helps our business run like clockwork. We take real pride in a job well done, looking out for each other as we play our part in delivering the quality service Amazon is known for around the world. - University degree ideally with Procurement qualification. - Effective listening, communication (verbal and written), and commercial mindset. - Demonstrated success managing inventory, including auditing, forecasting and planning. - Problem-solving and analytical ability. - Ability to identify issues, develop solutions & drive results. #J-18808-Ljbffr