The Procurement Manager for Waste Management Services at Amazon quick commerce premises, is responsible for leading strategic procurement initiatives focused on waste management operations across our facilities. This role requires a results-driven professional who can dive deep into operational challenges, demonstrate bias for action, and deliver measurable outcomes in sustainability and cost optimization.

Key job responsibilities

• Strategic Procurement & Vendor Management
• Lead end-to-end procurement processes for waste management services including collection, segregation, recycling, and disposal across Amazon quick commerce facilities and manage day to day escalations
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies to identify, evaluate, and onboard qualified waste management service providers
• Negotiate contracts and service level agreements ensuring optimal cost, quality, and compliance standards
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, waste management vendors and service providers
• Strong hold on compliance process and vendor evaluation processes

Operational Excellence & Results Delivery:

• Drive measurable improvements in waste management efficiency, cost reduction targets, and sustainability metrics

• Establish KPIs and performance dashboards to track vendor performance, waste diversion rates, and cost per unit metrics

• Implement corrective action plans when performance gaps are identified, ensuring accountability and continuous improvement

• Own monthly/quarterly business reviews with stakeholders to communicate progress against goals

• Conduct comprehensive data analysis to identify root causes of waste generation, disposal inefficiencies, and cost variances

• Perform detailed spend analysis and category assessments to uncover optimization opportunities

• Review waste audit reports and operational data to surface insights and drive evidence-based decision making

• Stay connected to operational details, visiting facilities to understand ground-level challenges and opportunities

• Move quickly to implement solutions, recognizing that speed matters in achieving sustainability and operational goals

• Design and execute pilot programs for new waste management technologies or service models

• Develop standard operating procedures and quality review processes for waste management operations

• Drive automation and digitization initiatives to improve process efficiency and data visibility

• A day in the life

• Partner with Operations, Facilities, Sustainability, Finance, and Legal teams to align waste management strategies with business objectives

• Engage with environmental compliance teams to ensure adherence to local, state, and national waste management regulations

• Collaborate with data analytics teams to build reporting tools and dashboards for waste management metrics

• Manage escalations at site level and resolve from both the sides

About the team
The Procurement team drives efficiency across Amazon's e-commerce operations by collaborating with multiple stakeholders, identifying enhancement opportunities, and performing root cause analysis. Our team is committed to sustainable practices and operational excellence in procurement processes.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 4+ years of creating, defining, and implementing procurement strategy experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree

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