The posting
At Amazon, we are working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. If you would like to help us build and scale the transportation network that moves products to customers across India, this is your chance to make history.
We are seeking a highly effective Procurement Executive with transportation procurement experience to optimize and streamline the carrier sourcing, contracting, and invoicing cycle. The person in this role will coordinate with several teams across Amazon and will interact directly with our carrier partners to satisfy organizational requirements. This role partners with internal business owners and key stakeholders to onboard carriers, execute and manage contracts across multiple transportation verticals (standard transportation, AMXL last mile, air, and rail), run the self-invoicing cycle, and maintain rate cards for the region. The position will work with multiple teams to develop, analyse, and identify areas of improvement, and roll out new processes to drive the right input at each stage. A working understanding of carrier management, rate negotiation, invoicing, and internal Amazon system workflows will be key to resolving and mitigating issues.
Key job responsibilities The candidate is required to coordinate carrier procurement, contracting, and self-invoicing work across transportation verticals . The Procurement Executive will be responsible for setting up the right processes to meet the KPIs and metrics defined for this role, and for maintaining accurate trackers across all carriers and lanes in the region. The key responsibilities are listed below:
1) Onboard and set up carrier partners for transportation, including supporting expansion of the carrier base into newer segments such as quick commerce. 2) Execute and manage contracts across transportation verticals: standard transportation, AMXL last mile, air, and rail. 3) Run the self-invoicing cycle, including manual rate negotiation and closure for carriers on a fixed fortnightly cadence. 4) Prepare and distribute self-invoicing reports for the team and manage distribution of VRIDs at scale. 5) Handle carrier invoicing disputes end to end, ensuring smooth operational continuity. 6) Maintain and update rate cards, rate card addendums, and supporting documentation with accuracy and consistency. 7) Build and maintain dashboards, reports, and trackers for carriers, rates, and invoices. 8) Identify and drive process improvements and automation opportunities to reduce manual effort, cut processing time, and remove operational backlogs.
- Bachelor's degree, or experience in program management, logistics, operations, supply chain, transportation, or a related field - Experience in a procurement organization performing vendor management, contract management, negotiating complex purchases, and bidding - Knowledge of purchase orders and invoice payments - Experience in negotiation and selling - Experience communicating clearly and concisely with leadership, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams - Experience in computer skills, including proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) - Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis
- Experience with data analysis tools such as Excel, Pivot Tables, macros, SQL, visualization tools - Tableau, Quicksight, etc. - Experience in transportation operations and industry knowledge
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