Procurement Operations Analyst

Completed Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field, or f Amazon experience
- Experience in supply chain operations
- Experience using Microsoft Office, particularly excel and analytical platforms, including but not limited to the ability to analyze data using pivots and V-Lookups
- Experience with understanding process flow and suggest improvements to deliver cost savings, inventory reduction or other benefits to the site
- Supplier/ vendor relationship management experience

Job summary
At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. If you'd like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history.

The individual will be responsible for the non-inventory supply chain, goods, and services at the site. Also, will manage supplier delivery, quality, performance, including but not limited to: packaging, PPE, equipment, waste and recycling, janitorial, pest control, food vending machine, and all other non-inventory supplies.

The Procurement Operations Analyst may purchasing Capex as well, Vendor Management, Pre-launch and post-launch procurement support, working closely with both the Procurement team and the business owners.

**MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES**:
Launch the new site from the Procurement Operations perspective, implementing the global standard processes, tools and metrics and keeping them accurate in daily basis:

- Acquiring shipping supplies for the new site
- Coordinate and execute Purchase Orders, including full tracking up to delivery on site
- Potential support to Procurement Launch team acquiring and implementing Capex and Services - Manage vendors to ensure timely deliveries and quality compliance
- Liaise with suppliers to negotiate and secure best value for money deals on a range of non-inventory goods and services
- Build effective stakeholder relationships, ensuring a high service level in terms of quotations and lead-times
- Partnering with internal customers to positively influence spending decisions
- Work in full compliance with the company Spending and Transaction policy, educating and driving the correct behaviors of business stakeholders
- Drive effective delivery of Brazil procurement metrics by leading / supporting projects and initiatives identifying root cause of issues and corrective actions
- Manage and drive down the number of invoices on hold (IOH), ensuring a robust procure to pay process
- Liaise with vendors to find solutions to problem invoices
- In partnership with the Procurement Operations Manager, provide procurement operations support for the fulfillment center, including: forecasting of non-inventory products, inventory management, non-inventory flow and space models, cycle counts, supplier management, procurement transaction and expediting support
- Manage KPI to measure, control and benchmark procurement processes including creation of recurring metrics reports to drive improvements for the Operations network
- Align with internal customers, Finance and Procurement Operations to understand budgetary targets by building and develop methods of measuring and defining savings, value and other category metrics
- Work close to the Procurement Category team, supporting initiatives, to build the category metrics model for tracking and monitoring the performance in relationship to the category strategy
- Measure actual vs planned savings; as savings trends are identified, own action plans to meet goals and develop solutions
- Lead the closing end of month cycle count, identifying the potential gaps between accounting and purchasing, working to figure out and to solve the root cause

EXPERIENCE
- Good understanding of standard procurement & inventory management procedures as well as industry standards
- High precision in verbal and written communication
- Proficiency in using ERP systems in a multi-organization and multi-set of books environment
- Experienced in engaging Oracle Support to research and resolve issues
- Previous experience in Purchasing including supplier relationship management
- Previous experience working in Operations/Process Improvement areas
- Experience in an international Company
- Strong MS Excel skills
- Ability to work independently with very limited general supervision
- Root cause analysis and complex problem solving skills are important
- Ability to collaborate with a diverse set of business customers and drive consensus when conflicting requirements are identified

**PROCUREMENT COMPETENCIES**:

- Strong negotiation and influencing skills
- Vendor management and engagement experience
- Ability to handle activities on Operations floor

**Note**: work is done in a warehouse environment that requires frequent walking around the building. You should feel comfortable working in an environment with varying temperatures as many buildings have dock doo