At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. We regularly build and expand our Fulfillment Centers, Sortation Centers, and Delivery Stations, strategically sourcing products and services to better serve our customers. We are seeking an innovative and analytical candidate with deep expertise in the global supply chain landscape.
This role involves collaborating with multiple teams to develop highly accurate cost models for negotiations, with the goal of optimizing expenditures and maximizing efficiency across our operations. Experience working with global teams and effectively communicating with stakeholders is essential. We’re looking for exceptionally talented, bright, and driven individuals to lead innovation in Procurement Cost Engineering. Join us and help make history.
We are seeking an experienced, versatile, and customer-obsessed Senior Procurement Manager in Cost Engineering who will lead cost optimization efforts across one or more procurement categories (e.g., Packaging, Robotics, Material Handling Equipment, CAPEX, Freight, Technology). The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of building and implementing bottom-up should cost models to support negotiations in procurement as well as implementing Value Engineering programs. Ability to steer extended cross-discipline teams, as well as project management and executive presentation skills, are essential.
This opportunity requires excellent technical, problem-solving, and communication skills. Ideal candidates thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, delivery-focused environment.
Key job responsibilities
• Develop and execute a comprehensive cost-engineering roadmap, establishing should-cost models and targets to improve procurement efficiency and cost visibility.
• Lead change management initiatives to introduce and integrate cost engineering and value engineering methodologies across the organization and supplier networks.
• Drive value management by organizing and facilitating functional analysis workshops with internal and external stakeholders to identify cost-saving opportunities and enhance product value.
• Utilize advanced costing methodologies and tools to prepare detailed bottom-up cost models and should-cost targets during the design, specification, and development phases.
• Support the preparation and evaluation of tenders and supplier quotations by providing detailed cost insights and preparing negotiation dossiers.
• Collaborate with suppliers and internal stakeholders to drive product innovations, value engineering initiatives, and continuous cost improvement strategies.
• Develop and enhance specification templates with category managers to standardize and streamline procurement processes.
• Define and monitor cost engineering KPIs and scorecards to assess supplier performance, strengthen business partnerships, and track cost improvement goals.
• Provide cost transparency in supplier negotiations by supporting procurement teams with should costing analysis for different sourcing scenarios.
• Develop cost-based negotiation dossiers, with technical evaluation, to enhance supplier collaboration and drive net cost reduction.
