Procurement Manager, APAC PROCUREMENT

1. Owns the procurement spend for the assigned category of material & supply through vendor performance evaluation, RFP process, negotiation and contract management for all the procurement requirement of the assigned category. 2. Develop supplier compliance, Sourcing and Procurement strategy, Industry bench marking & trend, potential mitigation action plan for the assigned category. 3. Work with autonomy with cross-functional teams to implement the strategies and effectively communicate throughout the procurement cycle. 4. Drive various cost reduction projects through innovation. 4. Set high bar for vendors in quality, compliance and safety practices. Evaluate and take actions on vendors' performance. 5. Negotiate commercials, contract terms and implementation plan with suppliers. Ensures compliance documents and signing of contracts with suppliers by collaborating with legal, business, operations and vendors. 6. Drive the Vendor Engagement initiatives like Safety Compliance, Social Responsibility Audits, Ecowadis and Sustainability goals for GPO etc, through engaging the stakeholders, peers and vendors. Owns the implementation of these initiative for the entire GPO-IN. Publish milestones, MIS and success criteria. 7. Operate with significant autonomy and discretion. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Master's degree - 7+ years of procurement experience

Amazon is a global technology company operating in e-commerce, cloud computing (AWS), digital streaming, advertising and artificial intelligence. Its India operations span development centres in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune, Gurugram and Mumbai, covering retail technology, AWS infrastructure, Alexa, advertising, payments and supply-chain systems.