Sr Sourcing Mngr, Global Fleet & Products

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Sr Sourcing Mngr, Global Fleet & Products, London

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Client:

Amazon UK Services Ltd.

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Job Views:

6

Posted:

22.06.2025

Expiry Date:

06.08.2025

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Job Description:

Role can be based in London, Luxembourg, Berlin, Munich, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, or Milan.
The Last Mile team within Amazon Logistics is looking for an experienced Fleet Sourcing Manager to drive Amazon\’s Last Mile mobility procurement as we expand or scope into additional mobility solutions.
At Amazon, we\’re working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. One experience that we’re constantly improving is how we fulfill and deliver orders right to the customer\’s doorstep. Our goal is to exceed the expectations of all our customers by ensuring that their orders, no matter how large or small are delivered where and when they need them, as quickly, accurately, safe, and cost effectively as possible. To meet this goal, Amazon is continually striving to innovate and provide best in class delivery experiences through the introduction of pioneering new products and services in the Last Mile Delivery space.
This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in the rapidly growing Amazon Logistics organization. The Last Mile initiative is a highly visible program (internally and with our customers). Come join our team and help us make history!
The Sr Fleet Sourcing Manager will be responsible for the improvement and execution of Amazon’s Last Mile Global van sourcing of tens of thousands of vans/products annually across the globe. To be successful in this role, you need to be comfortable to manage highly complex relationships with external stakeholders and driving multiple internal Amazon teams to achieve your goals. A successful candidate will be analytical, resourceful, customer-focused, team oriented, and will have an ability to work independently under time constraints to meet deadlines. The candidate will have a proven track record in taking on end-to-end ownership, extensive procurement experience and has successfully managed and developed highly effective teams.
This role will require the ability to travel 10–20% of the time.
Key job responsibilities
-Develop and deliver the end-to-end EU sourcing strategy of vehicles, especially vans.
– Manage annual sourcing process (RFP) in collaboration with cross functional teams to secure future capacity at optimal terms.
– Negotiate commercial terms on C-level and build long-term relationship with suppliers.
– Full ownership of Amazon\’s multimillion van spend including senior leadership sign off.
– Central EU ownership of suppliers including performance management and central escalations requiring leadership involvement.
– Challenge partners on timelines, quality of service and other potential bottlenecks.
– Use databases and analytical tools to make data-based decisions.
– Internalize goals and work independently to create appropriate action plans for those goals.
– Communicate effectively so all stakeholders understand the direction and vision and are aligned.
– Proactively engage with all areas of the organization to identify inter-dependencies, mutually beneficial goals, and influencing leadership.
A day in the life
– Maintaining existing supplier relationships and growing the partnerships through volume increases YoY, negotiating commercial terms and increasing supplier involvement in key initiatives.
– Conducting regular meetings with suppliers to ensure all are on track to deliver the offered volumes, as well as negotiating cancellations.
– Creating and closing work order contracts for volumes and services across the EU and ensuring they are compliant with Legal, Tax and Accounting standards.
– Managing a supplier database and ensuring it contains the necessary supplier information for Fleet teams and the wider organization. This includes updating the account information, supplier escalation matrix, rate cards, and offer information.
– Working with Global Corporate Procurement to enable best practices and efficiencies throughout the procurement process.
– Acting as a POC for all internal stakeholders on any matter related to fleet, which include supporting the Payments team, Fleet Execution and Deployment team, Central Operations for escalations, Finance and Fleet planning.
– Growing the supplier pool by profiling new leads and integrating these suppliers into the Amazon sourcing model. This also includes supporting any new initiatives through lead generation and marketing initiatives.
– Supporting leadership during reviews by providing status updates and offering solutions required for the monthly forecasts.

About the team
The EU Global Fleet & Product team is responsible for Amazon\’s Last Mile Fleet across Sourcing, Supply Chain planning and execution, Product development and Electrification.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

– Bachelor\’s degree
– Exceptional excel and data mining skills
– Experience dealing with external partners and with supplier negotiations
– Analytical skills, ability to evaluate trade-off
– Strong stakeholder management

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

– Experience in fleet management, last-mile operations
– Experience working with cross-functional teams
– Knowledge of other EU language(s) – ideally Spanish, German and/or French

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