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Sourcing roles qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, or a related field. Australian professionals can secure two-year work authorization with no lottery and unlimited renewals, making it practical to build a long-term procurement career in the U.S.
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The Sourcing Manager serves as the product owner and internal champion for our Worldwide Grocery Store Private Brand business, focusing on our food categories. In this role, you will own managing, developing, and improving the structural profitability of our private brand assortment across our Amazon and WFM-branded products. This role is responsible for improving the structural profitability of our private brand assortment across both Amazon and Whole Foods Market (WFM) branded products. The Sourcing Manager role is unique in that it spans Food categories with a supply chain serving all Grocery channels including WFM Stores and online. You will work backwards from customer needs to develop and execute a comprehensive sourcing strategy that delivers exceptional products while meeting financial guardrails and targets across all channels. You will support our category teams across Grocery channels and develop your expertise in your owned category. As you manage supplier relationships in your categories, you will partner with senior team members on negotiations and optimize partnerships over time to meet the needs of our customers.
As this role manages both Whole Foods Market and Amazon Private Brands, you must be a strong champion for both brands' distinct missions and values. This means being passionate about WFM's commitment to nourishing people and the planet, while embracing Amazon's mission to make delicious food accessible and affordable for everyone.
Key job responsibilities
Product Strategy & Development:
- Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for assigned categories, working backwards from customer needs to develop a compelling product roadmap from concept through successful launch.
- Develop compelling business cases and annual roadmaps based on market analysis and customer insights.
- Create and maintain detailed product requirement documents, PRFAQs, and six-pagers to articulate product vision and strategy.
- Become the subject matter expert on their categories within the private labeling space, understanding the supplier landscape and optimizing our portfolio.
- Drive both new product creation and renovation of existing products to ensure the total portfolio is optimized to support business objectives.
- Identify opportunities to fill the innovation pipeline through customer insights, market research, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Partner with Product Commercialization, R&D, Legal, and Quality Assurance to bring products to market efficiently while managing risk.
- Establish and track meaningful metrics to measure product performance and customer satisfaction.
Business Ownership & Analytics:
- Own the P&L for your product portfolio with guidance from senior team members, ensuring delivery of financial targets and growth objectives.
- Conduct weekly, monthly and quarterly business reviews with data-driven insights and root cause analysis.
- Understand the critical Ps of Product, Price, Placement, and Promotion working with their partner teams to ensure their products are brought to life effectively for our customers.
- Make data-informed decisions by leveraging both qualitative and quantitative customer insights.
- Collaborate with NA Category Merchant stakeholders across multiple teams (e.g. WFM Stores, Amazon.com) on achieving financial plans and category objectives.
Sourcing Excellence:
- Learn your category to become the subject matter expert, including industry knowledge and supplier landscape.
- Develop and nurture strategic supplier partnerships to drive innovation and operational excellence.
- Champion Organics, Fair Trade, Animal Welfare, Sustainability and Quality Standards to advance the mission of Whole Foods Market.
- Partner with Global Purchasing Teams, Distribution, and Regions to ensure alignment to category strategy.
Product Experience Optimization:
- Drive packaging innovation that enhances customer experience while supporting sustainability goals.
- Influence product placement decisions through data-driven insights and customer decision tree methodology.
- Collaborate with Pricing team to ensure products meet target price positions while maintaining margin requirements.
- Balance customer value proposition with profit targets to deliver on our Conscious Capitalism principles.
- Communicate, represent, and uphold Whole Foods Market core values and leadership principles.
- Demonstrate bias for action, ownership mentality, and customer obsession in all activities.
A day in the life
Your day might begin with analyzing market trends and customer feedback to identify new product opportunities. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance various products through different development stages - from ingredient sourcing to packaging design. You'll participate in product tasting sessions, review production specifications, and work with suppliers to ensure quality standards. Regular meetings with stakeholders will keep projects on track, while you simultaneously monitor the performance of existing products and adjust strategies accordingly.
About the team
Worldwide Grocery Stores (WWGS) is a global retail organization dedicated to revolutionizing the grocery shopping experience through enhanced efficiency, quality, and affordability. At its core, WWGS Private Brands (PB) serves as a crucial strategic division that develops, sources, and manages our Whole Foods Market (WFM) and Amazon-branded proprietary food products across all geographic regions. This team also leads the Whole Body assortment, which includes non-food and health/wellness products for WFM. Operating as a unified force, Private Brands supports both North American and International operations by leveraging cross-functional expertise in product development, sourcing, sensory, commercialization and quality assurance to bring our products to market end-to-end across all WFM and Amazon channels. Through the integration of Whole Foods Market (WFM) and Amazon-branded products, Private Brands enables WWGS to deliver high-quality, innovative products and brands while maintaining operational excellence across diverse global markets. This team manages the Amazon Saver, Amazon Grocery, byAmazon, Aplenty, Amazon Kitchen, 365 by WFM (including our organic products), and Whole Foods Market brands.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree, or 3+ years of professional or military experience
- 5+ years of retail, operations, product or program management, or business management/consulting with negotiations and delivering results experience
- 3+ years of with Excel experience
- Experience with financial analysis and P&L ownership
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience managing large data sets and utilizing to drive performance and process improvements
- Experience in vendor negotiations, pricing and promotion, inventory management, and product development
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
LOCATION
USA, TX, AUSTIN - 73,300.00 - 128,300.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 82,700.00 - 128,300.00 USD annually
DESCRIPTION
The Sourcing Manager serves as the product owner and internal champion for our Worldwide Grocery Store Private Brand business, focusing on our food categories. In this role, you will own managing, developing, and improving the structural profitability of our private brand assortment across our Amazon and WFM-branded products. This role is responsible for improving the structural profitability of our private brand assortment across both Amazon and Whole Foods Market (WFM) branded products. The Sourcing Manager role is unique in that it spans Food categories with a supply chain serving all Grocery channels including WFM Stores and online. You will work backwards from customer needs to develop and execute a comprehensive sourcing strategy that delivers exceptional products while meeting financial guardrails and targets across all channels. You will support our category teams across Grocery channels and develop your expertise in your owned category. As you manage supplier relationships in your categories, you will partner with senior team members on negotiations and optimize partnerships over time to meet the needs of our customers.
As this role manages both Whole Foods Market and Amazon Private Brands, you must be a strong champion for both brands' distinct missions and values. This means being passionate about WFM's commitment to nourishing people and the planet, while embracing Amazon's mission to make delicious food accessible and affordable for everyone.
Key job responsibilities
Product Strategy & Development:
- Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for assigned categories, working backwards from customer needs to develop a compelling product roadmap from concept through successful launch.
- Develop compelling business cases and annual roadmaps based on market analysis and customer insights.
- Create and maintain detailed product requirement documents, PRFAQs, and six-pagers to articulate product vision and strategy.
- Become the subject matter expert on their categories within the private labeling space, understanding the supplier landscape and optimizing our portfolio.
- Drive both new product creation and renovation of existing products to ensure the total portfolio is optimized to support business objectives.
- Identify opportunities to fill the innovation pipeline through customer insights, market research, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Partner with Product Commercialization, R&D, Legal, and Quality Assurance to bring products to market efficiently while managing risk.
- Establish and track meaningful metrics to measure product performance and customer satisfaction.
Business Ownership & Analytics:
- Own the P&L for your product portfolio with guidance from senior team members, ensuring delivery of financial targets and growth objectives.
- Conduct weekly, monthly and quarterly business reviews with data-driven insights and root cause analysis.
- Understand the critical Ps of Product, Price, Placement, and Promotion working with their partner teams to ensure their products are brought to life effectively for our customers.
- Make data-informed decisions by leveraging both qualitative and quantitative customer insights.
- Collaborate with NA Category Merchant stakeholders across multiple teams (e.g. WFM Stores, Amazon.com) on achieving financial plans and category objectives.
Sourcing Excellence:
- Learn your category to become the subject matter expert, including industry knowledge and supplier landscape.
- Develop and nurture strategic supplier partnerships to drive innovation and operational excellence.
- Champion Organics, Fair Trade, Animal Welfare, Sustainability and Quality Standards to advance the mission of Whole Foods Market.
- Partner with Global Purchasing Teams, Distribution, and Regions to ensure alignment to category strategy.
Product Experience Optimization:
- Drive packaging innovation that enhances customer experience while supporting sustainability goals.
- Influence product placement decisions through data-driven insights and customer decision tree methodology.
- Collaborate with Pricing team to ensure products meet target price positions while maintaining margin requirements.
- Balance customer value proposition with profit targets to deliver on our Conscious Capitalism principles.
- Communicate, represent, and uphold Whole Foods Market core values and leadership principles.
- Demonstrate bias for action, ownership mentality, and customer obsession in all activities.
A day in the life
Your day might begin with analyzing market trends and customer feedback to identify new product opportunities. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance various products through different development stages - from ingredient sourcing to packaging design. You'll participate in product tasting sessions, review production specifications, and work with suppliers to ensure quality standards. Regular meetings with stakeholders will keep projects on track, while you simultaneously monitor the performance of existing products and adjust strategies accordingly.
About the team
Worldwide Grocery Stores (WWGS) is a global retail organization dedicated to revolutionizing the grocery shopping experience through enhanced efficiency, quality, and affordability. At its core, WWGS Private Brands (PB) serves as a crucial strategic division that develops, sources, and manages our Whole Foods Market (WFM) and Amazon-branded proprietary food products across all geographic regions. This team also leads the Whole Body assortment, which includes non-food and health/wellness products for WFM. Operating as a unified force, Private Brands supports both North American and International operations by leveraging cross-functional expertise in product development, sourcing, sensory, commercialization and quality assurance to bring our products to market end-to-end across all WFM and Amazon channels. Through the integration of Whole Foods Market (WFM) and Amazon-branded products, Private Brands enables WWGS to deliver high-quality, innovative products and brands while maintaining operational excellence across diverse global markets. This team manages the Amazon Saver, Amazon Grocery, byAmazon, Aplenty, Amazon Kitchen, 365 by WFM (including our organic products), and Whole Foods Market brands.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree, or 3+ years of professional or military experience
- 5+ years of retail, operations, product or program management, or business management/consulting with negotiations and delivering results experience
- 3+ years of with Excel experience
- Experience with financial analysis and P&L ownership
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience managing large data sets and utilizing to drive performance and process improvements
- Experience in vendor negotiations, pricing and promotion, inventory management, and product development
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
LOCATION
USA, TX, AUSTIN - 73,300.00 - 128,300.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 82,700.00 - 128,300.00 USD annually
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Frame your credentials for U.S. specialty occupation standards
Your Australian three-year bachelor's degree is generally accepted as equivalent to a U.S. four-year degree, but your offer letter must describe the Sourcing role as requiring that specific credential. Ask the hiring manager to specify the degree field in your job offer.
Target employers with active DOL LCA filing history
Search DOL's Office of Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data to find companies that have previously filed LCAs for Sourcing or procurement titles. These employers already understand the process and are far less likely to delay or withdraw sponsorship over unfamiliarity.
Use Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service to handle your LCA and visa paperwork
Once you have a signed offer, Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service manages LCA certification with the DOL, prepares your DS-160, and coordinates consulate preparation so your employer doesn't need to source separate immigration counsel.
Clarify E-3 eligibility before accepting a contract role
Sourcing positions are sometimes structured as consulting or third-party contracts. The E-3 requires a direct employer-employee relationship, so confirm that the sponsoring company is your legal employer, not a staffing agency placing you at a client site.
Time your application around consulate appointment availability
E-3 visa interviews are processed at Australian consulates in Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth. Appointment slots vary significantly by location and season, so factor consulate wait times into your start date negotiation rather than committing to a fixed first day.
Address specialty occupation status for generalist Sourcing titles
Titles like 'Buyer' or 'Procurement Coordinator' can attract USCIS scrutiny if the role appears generalist. Ask your employer to emphasize degree-specific analytical responsibilities in the job description and LCA to reinforce the specialty occupation requirement.
E-3 Visa Sourcing: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find Sourcing jobs with E-3 visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for Australian professionals searching for U.S. roles with E-3 sponsorship. Rather than filtering generic job boards manually, you can search Sourcing and procurement positions where employers are already familiar with E-3 requirements. That shortcut saves significant time compared to cold outreach to employers who have never sponsored the visa.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does a Sourcing role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
A Sourcing role qualifies as a specialty occupation when the position routinely requires a bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business, engineering, or a directly related field. Roles focused on strategic supplier evaluation, contract negotiation, and spend analysis typically meet this standard. Generalist buying roles that accept any degree field can face greater scrutiny and need stronger job description language to pass USCIS review.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Sourcing professionals?
The E-3 has no annual lottery, so you can apply at any point during the year after receiving a job offer rather than waiting for an April registration window. H-1B visa registrations are capped at 85,000 per fiscal year and subject to random selection, meaning qualified Sourcing professionals are sometimes excluded by chance alone. The E-3 also renews in two-year increments without a cap limit.
Can my E-3 employer change once I'm already working in the U.S.?
Yes, but you need a new E-3 visa tied to the new employer. The E-3 is employer-specific, so changing companies requires your new employer to file a fresh LCA with the DOL and you to obtain a new visa stamp, either at an Australian consulate or through a U.S. consulate if you're traveling internationally. You cannot simply transfer the visa the way some other visa categories allow portability.