IT Material Buyer - EU

Overview

Amazon aims to be Earth’s most customer-centric company. We seek exceptionally talented, bright, innovative and driven leaders who can relentlessly improve the customer experience. This role offers an environment to help build and expand our business by leading and supporting new building projects and change, solving complex technical and business problems with ingenuity and simplicity.

• Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders in Digital Supply Chain System (DSCS).
• Manage all aspects of purchasing, from PR issuance through material receipt and payment support.
• Develop efficient and accurate processes/metrics for monitoring and updating open order reports and risk identification and mitigation plans.
• Develop efficient mechanisms for communicating forecasts to all suppliers for sustaining and new products.
• Serve as supply chain Subject Matter Expert (SME) for IT equipment categories, managing those categories from procurement, readiness, and risk perspectives.
• Work on the product lifecycle and develop supplier product roadmaps in collaboration with the product management team to ensure data hygiene across systems.
• Engage with suppliers to support daily operational requirements related to inventory readiness, changes in components and technology, and reporting.
• Engage with internal stakeholders and cross-departmental teams to support site launches and operational challenges.
• Conduct audits and corrective actions with ordering, receiving, invoicing and accounts payable to ensure 100% accuracy.
• Develop robust KPI reporting on invoicing, on-time-in-full delivery and unreserved orders to drive improved processes and vendor performance.
• Perform spend analysis, identify opportunities for efficiency gains and cost savings, and present business cases and recommendations to internal partners.
• Collaborate with Demand Planning to create purchasing plans and advise on strategies and inventory decisions.
• Drive continuous improvements in supply chain; perform root-cause analysis for significant failures (e.g., stock-keeping, backlog, overstock, vendor delays) promptly.
• Maintain data quality through data cleansing and validation; collaborate with AI initiatives to automate repetitive tasks for longer-term productivity gains.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
• Intermediate-level Excel skills (pivot tables, charts, multiple criteria lookups, nested IF formulas, data cleansing, array formulas)
• Experience as procurement/purchasing analyst or in another procurement operation role
• Experience in supply chain
• Experience in program or project management
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders
• Proficient English-language communication skills, both written and verbal

• Master’s degree or equivalent
• Knowledge of SQL
• Knowledge of Lean principles and DMAIC methodology

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Company - Amazon UK Services Ltd.

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