Job Title: Procurement Specialist, Value Engineering
At Amazon, were striving to be the most customer-centric company on earth. We continuously expand our Fulfillment Centers, Sortation Centers, and Delivery Stations, and strategically source products and services to serve our customers. We seek an innovative, analytical candidate experienced in the global supply chain landscape and value engineering principles. This role involves collaborating with multiple teams to develop accurate cost models and value engineering initiatives to optimize expenditure and efficiency across our operations.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Develop procurement value engineering roadmaps and establish should-costing for procurement categories.
2. Use value engineering methodologies and software tools to prepare reliable cost models, should-cost targets, and identify value optimization opportunities.
3. Support tender preparations and evaluate supplier quotations from a value engineering perspective.
4. Ensure quotations meet should cost estimates and support negotiations to achieve cost reductions and value improvements.
5. Advise on cost and value impacts of specification changes.
6. Collaborate with suppliers and internal teams to explore product innovations and value engineering opportunities.
7. Provide cost and value insights to support management decisions.
Basic Qualifications:
* Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent from a Tier 1 Institute.
* Experience with should costing and value engineering, including work breakdown structures and bottom-up calculations.
* Strong IT skills, especially in Excel and cost management software.
* Excellent communication and presentation skills.
* Ability to make quick decisions and solve complex problems with limited information.
Preferred Qualifications:
* MSc. / MBA.
* Experience in procurement processes or industrial equipment manufacturing.
* Negotiation experience and driving value-based decisions.
* Knowledge of Lean principles and DMAIC methodology.
* Experience with MS Access and SQL.
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