Procurement Team Lead hiring days - come and meet us in Bucharest and get a role in Prague!

Description

Are you a dynamic leader, passionate about developing raw talents and becoming your better version every day? Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced environment where each idea matters? Are you innovative, not afraid to think out of the box, to challenge and create reality around you instead of blindly following what just used to be done in the past?

Amazon is organizing Hiring Days in Bucharest to find its new Procurement Manager to lead an amazing international team of Buyers!

Apply now, come and meet us and get your job offer in 24 hours.
This role is located in Prague.

The procurement Manager will be responsible for leading a team of Buyers focused on Procurement transactional activities. He/she drives better spend compliance & consolidation by ensuring the proper checks and channeling the PR to the right procurement process. The Procurement Manager works independently with limited support from the Shared Procurement Center leader. He/she may own projects or process flows, work with Category Managers and FC Procurement teams on relevant strategic or operational initiatives to the EU network.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of highly qualified procurement experts in EU Shared Procurement Center
• Ensure adherence to Amazon’s global spend policy and driving compliance to local Procurement policies and procedures
• Partner with pan-European key stakeholders to understand all business requirements and define procurement operations strategy
• Build effective stakeholder relationships - develop relationships with primary internal customers (local Ops leadership), external suppliers and other teams within respective market
• Implement, change and/or develop new processes as required to provide ability to better procure goods and services for the FC’s network
• Ensure data integrity
• Drive effective delivery of EU procurement 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
• Ensure attainment of department goals, and support senior management to establish goals, KPI’s and policies for the department
• Lead or assist with the development of process documentation and implementation & best practices adoption
• Partner with other procurement leaders and teams on local or regional projects and initiatives
• Promote the strategic importance of procurement across each business unit supported
• Contribute to achievement of Procurement’s annual savings target, catalogue penetration, contracts maintenance, vendor set-up and maintenance objectives
• Support procurement activities throughout all phases of new site launches
• Prepare and participate in business reviews with local stakeholders to review vendor performance, future opportunities and/or challenges
• Scope roles, recruit and hire according to business needs
• Mentor and develop employees for career enhancement and direction
• Evaluate team capability and organization structure and make necessary change to align with business needs
• Be responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of procurement operations within assigned area of responsibility or territory
  
  

Basic Qualifications

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• People management experience
• High motivation to learn, develop and perform in a fast-paced environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Fluency in English. Knowledge of other languages will be a strong asset (German / French or Spanish or Italian / Czech or Slovak or Polish)
• Attention-to-detail, alongside proven ability to manage multiple, conflicting priorities simultaneously
• Familiarity with procurement systems and financial applications, e.g. Oracle and COUPA (not required but it is an advantage)
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills, alongside willingness to learn proprietary systems
• Experience with metrics creation and data presentation
• Bias for action: Evaluates acts and communicates in internet time. Decisive. Makes timely, practical, effective decisions. Takes initiative without being asked. Plans efficiently while avoiding analysis paralysis
• Persuasive: Demonstrates healthy and productive influencing ability. Gains the respect and confidence of others. Builds constructive and effective relationships
• Experience of improving processes and building scalability
• Hands-on experience of running process, technology or operations improvement projects or initiatives
• Experience managing complex customer relationships
• Possesses the ability to manage multiple, simultaneous projects requiring frequent communication, organization/time management and problem-solving skills
• Significant previous experience in procurement/shared services center or BPO/program management
  

Education And Experience

• Min. Bachelor’s degree (preferably Master)
• Min. 5 years of relevant experience in procurement, operations management or shared services environment,
  

TRAVEL REQUIREMENT

• Up to 30 %
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

Sounds interesting? We look forward to receiving your CV in English.

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Company - Amazon Data Serv ROM S.R.L
Job ID: A777798