Buyer, Global Procurement Central Services (GPCS)

• Plan and execute the daily forecast and effective materials management of all non-inventory packaging supplies
• •Execute purchase order creation
• •Liaise with suppliers to secure prompt deliveries
• •Develop relationships with primary internal customers (on-site management teams), external suppliers and other Amazon Teams (Operations and Corporate)
• •Work in full compliance with the company Spending and Transaction Policy
• •Plan truck deliveries in full
• •Plan time slots for deliveries upfront with the suppliers
• •Communicate the accurate delivery schedule to the local FC materials receiving teams
• •Be the escalation POC to ensure deliveries are offloaded as per the agreed timelines with suppliers
• •Work with Operations and on site procurement teams to define strategies to mitigate space constraints
• •Manage and drive down the number of Invoices on Hold (IOH) requests
• •Provide support to other buyers in other regions as and when required
• •Provide training to new buyers
• •Deliver Procurement metrics in line with set targets. This includes achieving KPI metrics, cost savings for the cluster, no FC stock-out issues and achieving individual project objectives.
• •Perform compliance checks on purchase requisitions
• •Create, modify or deprecate procurement catalogs

• Key job responsibilities
• The extent of your responsibilities will include but is not limited to:
• •Plan and execute the daily forecast and effective materials management of all non-inventory packaging supplies
• •Execute purchase order creation
• •Liaise with suppliers to secure prompt deliveries
• •Develop relationships with primary internal customers (on-site management teams), external suppliers and other Amazon Teams (Operations and Corporate)
• •Work in full compliance with the company Spending and Transaction Policy
• •Plan truck deliveries in full
• •Plan time slots for deliveries upfront with the suppliers
• •Communicate the accurate delivery schedule to the local FC materials receiving teams
• •Be the escalation POC to ensure deliveries are offloaded as per the agreed timelines with suppliers
• •Work with Operations and on site procurement teams to define strategies to mitigate space constraints
• •Manage and drive down the number of Invoices on Hold (IOH) requests
• •Provide support to other buyers in other regions as and when required
• •Provide training to new buyers
• •Deliver Procurement metrics in line with set targets. This includes achieving KPI metrics, cost savings for the cluster, no FC stock-out issues and achieving individual project objectives.
• •Perform compliance checks on purchase requisitions
• •Create, modify or deprecate procurement catalogs
• •Perform Vendor Onboarding tasks

• - Knowledge of advanced English at CEFR level B2/C1
• - Experience with MS Office, in particular MS Excel

• - Experience in procurement and purchasing, including supplier relationship management
• - Speak, write, and read fluently in Italian
• - Speak, write, and read fluently in Japanese
• - Speak, write, and read fluently in German
• - Speak, write, and read fluently in Arabic

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