Amazon
Senior Category Manager, WWRGD- Retail Growth & Development
$116K–$160K
AUSTIN, TX +2 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 12, 2026
- Location
- AUSTIN, TX
Austin, TX
Seattle, WA - Experience
- 5+ years of program or project management experience. Preferred: 5+ years in negotiations/cost savings, supplier excellence, and risk mitigation; or 5+ years of category management in specified sectors.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related technical field. Preferred: Master's degree or MBA in a related technical or quantitative field.
About the job
Leads procurement category strategy and supplier partnerships for WWRGD Grocery, managing financial performance, savings, and supply resilience across equipment, building systems, design, and construction.
What you'll do
- Manage assigned procurement categories end to end, including category strategy, supplier performance, and continuous improvement.
- Negotiate supplier partnerships, develop business plans, and deliver savings while managing total cost, quality, lead times, and supply continuity.
- Analyze financial opportunities and coordinate cross-functional programs, including CapEx initiatives, pilots, and launches.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of program or project management experience.
- Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements, owning end-to-end program strategy and delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership.
- Experience with business analysis and P&L management, complex problem solving, and working in a tight schedule environment.
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related technical field; experience practicing procurement processes such as category management, benchmarking, should-cost models, RFX, reverse auction, or contracting.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or MBA in a related field; knowledge of general AI tools.
- 5+ years of negotiations/cost savings, supplier excellence, and risk mitigation experience; or 5+ years of category management with fixtures and equipment in retail and food production, construction, and/or refrigeration.
Pay
USD 115,600.00 - 160,000.00 annually (base salary); USD 115,600.00 - 160,000.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
AI tools, should-cost models, RFX, reverse auction
AI focus
Preferred familiarity with general AI tools; no specific AI development or deployment work is described.
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