Amazon Hiring for Buyer, Procurement at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Full Time

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Summary

Amazon is seeking an exceptional buyer who will represent FC Procurement Org. The Primary role of buyer is to handle procurement of shipping supplies, logistics and Inventory Management of re-usable assets for amazon owned site. The buyer will partner with internal stakeholders and vendors to develop a strong inventory management and distribution system and drive improvements in costs, efficiency, and delivery of products and services to support launch of the new distribution model. This leader will have seller business acumen, be comfortable interfacing and driving conversations with various functional teams, have a passion for developing and implementing processes in an ambiguous problem space, and be willing to roll up their sleeves to build a small programs that will significantly impact Amazon’s inventory management capabilities. A successful candidate will be highly analytical, resourceful, customer-focused, team oriented and will have an ability to work independently under time constraints to meet deadlines. The leader will have a proven track record in taking on end-to-end ownership and successfully deliver results in a fast-paced and dynamic business environment.

Key job responsibilities

Procurement/Inventory Management and Logistics experience is required. Experience working in pool balancing and distribution is highly preferred. This position is responsible for procurement controller-ship and managing regional requirements.

A day in the life

Job Deliverables

• Daily Management of shift:
• Administrative management of associates
• Issue Purchase Orders (POs) for equipment and services needed for the FC
• Work with the Manager to get approvals for orders
• Manage and track ongoing orders
• Review and approve cycle counts uploaded by receivers
• Generate and analyze discrepancy reports
• Approve final counts that will be recorded in the books of accounts
• Monitor consumption rates of prep materials and other supplies
• Adjust ordering based on predicted volume changes
• Ensure adequate stock as per consumption
• Coordinate with vendors for quotes and delivery information
• Participate in Daily Deep Dive (DDD) meetings to report on procurement-related metrics
• Use procurement systems like Coupa for order management and approvals

About The Team

Bachelor Degree with 1-5 years of experience in Procurement/Operations

Experience of warehouse experience is preferable

Outstanding interpersonal and coaching skills

Command over English language is must

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree with 1-5 years of experience in operations
• Experience of warehouse experience is preferable
• Outstanding interpersonal and coaching skills
• Command over English language is must

Preferred Qualifications

• A self-motivated person with the ability to motivate the associates
• Good people management skills
• Good analytical and problem solving skills
• Proficiency in MS Excel
• Experience of Amazon or similar systems
• 1-5 yrs of experience in managing a process and people as a lead

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Company – ASSPL – Gujarat – D34

Job ID: A3067041