Category Manager, Construction Procurement

アマゾンは、何百万の商品をお客様へ提供し続けることによって、世界的に認知度が高く、グローバルリーディングカンパニ—としての地位を確立しています。また、“地球上で最もお客様を大切にする企業”であり続けるため、日々改善と改革を行っており、それらの業務へ貢献できる経験豊富な人材を求めています。

プロキュアメント部門(調達購買部)は、将来の物流業界の変化及び商品種類増加を見据えて、従来の型にとらわれない新たなソリューションを構築しており、サプライヤーと、技術部門と一体になり、そのコストと納期を管理する部署です。また、その成長を安定的に支えるため、現場への定期的な監査実施を含めて効果的なサプライヤー戦略を立案、実行します。

アマゾンジャパンは、プロキュアメント部門において、フルフィルメントセンターにおける調達購買業務のシニアスペシャリストを探しています。本ポジションは、アマゾンが強みとする迅速な配送スピードを実現するために、各ファンクションリーダーと一緒になり、調達購買業務の目標を、内外の関係部署と調整して、達成可能なマネジメントを行っていただきます。既存フルフィルメントセンターだけでなく、新規フルフィルメントセンターの設備設計から設備導入、技術部門と一緒に、予算作成から発注、工程管理、原価構造分析、原価低減活動、見積の妥当性確認、新規サプライヤー開拓、VA/VE活動も含めて、総合的に携わって頂きます。

By continuing to provide millions of products to customers, Amazon has a high level of global recognition and has established a position as a leading global company. Furthermore, in order to continue to be “the company that values customers the most on the planet,” we are making improvements and reforms on a daily basis, and we are looking for experienced candidate who can contribute to these tasks.

The procurement department (procurement and purchasing department) is a department that is constructing new solutions that are not bound by conventional models in anticipation of future changes in the logistics industry and an increase in product types, and is a department that integrates with suppliers and technical departments to manage their costs and delivery dates. Furthermore, in order to support this growth in a stable manner, we will formulate and implement an effective supplier strategy, including carrying out regular audits at the site.

Amazon Japan is looking for a Category Manager for the fulfillment center in the procurement department. In this position, in order to achieve rapid delivery speed, which Amazon is an advantage, you will work together with each function leader, coordinate procurement and purchasing business goals with related internal and external departments, and carry out achievable management. In addition to existing fulfillment centers, you will be comprehensively involved in equipment design for new fulfillment centers, equipment introduction, and technical departments, including budget preparation, ordering, process management, cost structure analysis, cost reduction activities, confirmation of the validity of estimates, development of new suppliers, and VA/VE activities.

At Amazon, you'll work alongside the latest AI and GenAI tools that are increasingly woven into how teams operate: from AI-powered capabilities that accelerate decision-making, to Generative AI that helps you focus on work that truly matters. You'll have opportunities and resources to develop AI fluency at your own pace, with continuous learning built into the culture.

Basic qualifications

• - Bachelor's degree
• - Experience with supplier or vendor relationship management
• - Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization
• - Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results, or experience in building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making
• - Experience in procurement
• - Experience in procurement and purchasing, including supplier relationship management
• - Knowledge of advanced English at CEFR level B2/C1
• - Speak, write, and read fluently in Japanese

Preferred qualifications

- Experience in Coupa or other financial management/procurement software

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