AI & MI Solutions Specialist, Global Procurement Operations (GPO), AI & MI Solutions

This role sits within Amazon's Global Procurement Operations (GPO) team, classified as a Supply Chain Manager II position. The AI & MI Solutions Specialist drives cost engineering and digital optimization across one or more procurement categories (e.g., Packaging, Services, Robotics, MHE, CAPEX, Freight).

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 and strategically source products and services to serve its customers. We seek an innovative, analytical candidate well-versed in the global supply chain landscape. This role involves collaborating with multiple teams to develop highly accurate cost models and negotiation toolsets, aimed at optimizing expenditure and maximizing efficiency across our operations. Your experience in working with diverse global teams and effectively communicating with stakeholders is essential. We're in search of exceptionally talented, bright, and driven individuals to help drive digital innovation in Procurement Sourcing Excellence.
We are seeking an experienced, versatile and customer obsessed AI & MI Solutions Specialist who will be responsible for driving cost engineering and digital optimization initiatives in one or several procurement categories (for example Packaging, Services, Robotics, material handling equipment or CAPEX, Freight). The ideal candidate has experience in procurement/cost engineering with added experience in data and digital innovation. Alternatively, the candidate is a mechanical engineer with industrial expertise and a deep understanding of cost drivers and ideally experience in supplier negotiations.

Key job responsibilities
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
Communicate with and support management decisions by providing appropriate cost information
Develop and maintain cost engineering KPI’s and dashboards to track performance and drive continuous improvement.
Develop overall procurement cost-engineering roadmap and establish should-costing for one or several procurement categories
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
Advise on the cost impact of changes in specification

Basic Qualifications

• Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
• Knowledge of SQL and Excel at a moderate or advanced level
• 3+ years of relevant strategic sourcing and procurement operations experience in indirect categories, including professional services, support and maintenance spend categories
• 3+ years of experience with demand forecasting and demand planning
• 3+ years of experience conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Expertise in software programs for cost management
• Oral and written communication skills are crucial, as well as ability to think clearly, analyze quantitatively and prioritize tasks

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree
• Experience with SQL, programming and Excel VBA
• Experience with one or more analytics visualization tools (e.g., Excel, Tableau, Quick Sight, MicroStrategy, PowerBI)
• Experience managing multiple projects, prioritizing, planning, and managing time
• Experience developing customer relationships and influencing key decision-makers
• Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities, or experience in SQL Server/MySQL

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