Senior Sourcing Manager - Furniture  The Amazon Furniture team is looking for an entrepreneurial, analytical and highly motivated Senior Sourcing Manager to join our team to launch new high quality products for our customers. The Senior Sourcing Manager will drive the supplier selection process, negotiate contracts, and manage our portfolio of manufacturers / suppliers. The Sourcing Manager will be an expert at selecting factories across the globe that can reliably deliver products on spec at high quality levels and targeted costs. The Sourcing Manager will also regularly monitor key aspects of factory and vendor performance levels through a scorecard and audit process.  The ideal candidate is a self-starter with a passion for delivering high quality products to customers. This candidate is expected to possess strong negotiation abilities, partner management skills, project management skills, financial acumen, a high degree of ownership and integrity, a high attention to detail, & excellent communication skills; and be a great team player.  The Senior Sourcing Manager's primary responsibilities will include:  - Drafting Request for Quotes (RFQs) based on product & marketing specifications  - Analyzing the marketplace to find the broadest set of capable manufactures globally who provide the best product cost, quality and delivery objectives - insuring maximum bottom-line impact  - Distributing RFQs to suppliers and managing the process to receive completed quotes  - Choosing a final supplier(s) including negotiating the best cost and contract terms (including IP management).  - Managing the supplier relationship on an ongoing basis including holding the supplier to quality and compliance requirements as administered by Amazon's product compliance team  - Managing the supplier manufacturing process to insure they meet delivery performance metrics. Also influencing the supplier's manufacturing processes, technology decisions and policies in ways that are mutually beneficial and sustainable for both organizations.  - Developing negotiation strategies to deliver against business objectives and achieve sustainable relationships with suppliers. This includes periodic rebidding to insure our costs remain competitive  - Developing risk mitigation strategies including contingency plans, lead-time reductions and supply chain efficiencies  - Partnering closely with cross functional teams including the legal, tax, product compliance, social accountability, trade compliance, finance, transportation, and global suppliers to deliver on brand equity, net revenue, and customer satisfaction.  - Collaborating with other members of the category team including Product Management, Marketing, and In-stock Management on new products and new sourcing strategies  Basic Qualifications   - Bachelor's Degree  - 5+ years of sourcing, costing and negotiating experience  - Proven track record for cultivating strong relationships with key client and supplier stakeholders that have resulted in high customer satisfaction  - Proven experience in developing long-term relationships, and negotiating strategic agreements to ensure constant cost and quality improvements.  - Strong analytical skills including the ability to distill, synthesize, and draw conclusions on large amounts of data  - The ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects requiring frequent communication, organization/time management and problem solving skills  - Proficient in Excel  Preferred Qualifications   - MBA  - Familiarity with procurement systems, Oracle financial applications, other third party information systems and ability to learn proprietary systems  - Knowledge of manufacturing, global supply chain, and regulatory requirements  - Experience with a Furniture retailer or manufacturing company  - Experience in Furniture category

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Amazon - Senior Sourcing Manager  

Amazon - Senior Sourcing Manager   ,Job Description for Amazon - Senior Sourcing Manager   in Amazon in  Bangalore for (5-8) years of experience. Apply Now!

Job Description for Amazon - Senior Sourcing Manager   in Amazon in  Bangalore for (5-8) years of experience. Apply Now!