DESCRIPTION

Amazon Merch on Demand is the leader in on-demand print services for artists, brands, and content creators. If you'd like to help us drive a continuous improvement culture in this world class organization, this is your chance. We are looking for a motivated, organized individual to join our team and help make history in a rapidly growing, fast paced environment.

We are seeking an experienced Purchasing Coordinator to join our Supply Chain team. Scope of role includes raw material procurement for a dedicated number of Purchasing Centers. The successful candidate for this position will be self-managing, have a high sense of urgency and is driven to achieve a defined service level.

Key job responsibilities
General Work Activities -
• Develop and execute inventory and supply strategies to meet customer needs and achieve business requirements.
• Prioritize activities and align with stakeholders to deliver supplies with a high degree of predictability.
• Manage supplier performance and allocation of material to demands based on priority
• Manage cross-functional projects against plans and objectives to meet commitments and goals
• Identify and drive realization of opportunities for durable, relative advantage in your category
Function Specific Work Activities:
• Purchase raw materials used in the production of customer orders.
• Maintain a targeted weeks of supply protecting site level in-stock.

Function Specific Work Activities -
• Purchase materials, equipment and supplies from suppliers.
• Assist vendor managers in maintaining supplier relationships by monitoring and addressing supply issues and developing parts and projects.
• Support purchasing team with routine tasks, administrations, projects, improvement initiatives and automation plans.
• Proactively identify supply base opportunities to minimize risk, protect continuity of supply, and exploit industry developments that benefit Amazon
• Understand forecasting, demand planning, material planning, and manufacturing processes to verify supply commitments.
• Manage supply buffers and allocation to shorten lead times and build resiliency into the supply chain without driving excess.
• Drive supplier improvement initiatives to continually lower risk and reduce lead times
• Influence suppliers' manufacturing processes, technology decisions, and policies in ways that are mutually beneficial and sustainable for both organizations.
• Conduct regular touch bases with purchasing sites, to monitor missing cases, PO discrepancies, space, and coverage.
• Manage invoice hold processes, to ensure on-time vendor payment.
• Manage special order projects upon request, such as new product launch purchasing and forecast support.
• Publish reporting that monitors in-stock rate, WOC, and actual purchases vs plan.