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    Senior Procurement Manager, Cost Engineering - Houston, United States - Amazon

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    Amazon Houston, United States

    2 days ago

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    Description

    At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. Amazon regularly builds and extends its Fulfilment Centers, Sortation Centers and Delivery Stations to serve its customers. To get there, the need to equip our buildings with material handling equipment and industrial equipment such as conveyor belts at a faster pace and the ability to accurately estimate the cost of new projects is of utmost importance. Therefore, we are looking for an exceptional Senior Procurement Manager to drive innovation in Procurement Cost Engineering. This is your chance to make history.

    We are seeking an experienced, versatile and customer obsessed Senior Procurement Manager, Cost Engineering who will be responsible for driving cost engineering initiatives in one or several procurement categories (for example construction, material handling equipment or capital expenditure).

    Key job responsibilities

    Develop overall procurement cost-engineering roadmap and establish should-costing for one or several procurement categories

    Lead change management while introducing new cost engineering and design-to-cost approach across the procurement function and suppliers

    Utilize costing methodologies and appropriate software tools to prepare reliable bottom-up cost models and should-cost targets during design, specification and development process in close collaboration with category managers, engineering and construction

    Support preparation and evaluation of call for tenders and supplier quotations, prepare negotiation dossiers from cost engineering viewpoint in close collaboration with category managers

    Ensure supplier quotations meet should cost estimates, support negotiations by challenging quotations using technical analysis aiming for cost reductions

    Advise on the cost impact of changes in specification

    Collaborate with suppliers and internal customers to investigate and identify product innovations and design-to-cost initiatives with the ultimate target to achieve cost improvement

    Develop new and enhance existing specification templates with category managers

    Define cost engineering KPIs and scorecards to track and challenge supplier performance, to improve supplier performance and strengthen business partnerships

    Communicate with and support management decisions by providing appropriate cost information

    We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

    Arlington, VA, USA | Bellevue, WA, USA | Houston, TX, USA | Irvine, CA, USA | Nashville, TN, USA | San Jose, CA, USA | Tempe, AZ, USA

    Basic Qualifications

    5+ years of program or project management experience

    5+ years of supply chain experience

    Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements

    Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

    Preferred Qualifications

    2+ years of driving process improvements experience

    Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field

    Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit

    Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $92,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $181,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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