Sustainability Magazine August 2023 | Page 33

Kelly Godschalx discusses Amazon ’ s procurement and operations in Australia and Singapore

Starting as an online retailer selling books , Amazon has seen exponential growth since Jeff Bezos founded the company in 1994 . Now , as a household name across the globe , Amazon operates in more than 20 countries across five continents , launching in Australia in 2017 .

Kelly Godschalx , Procurement Operations Manager for Australia and Singapore at Amazon , shares some of her greatest successes from her time at the company , as well as what makes Amazon a great place to work .
“ It ’ s a really exciting place to work ,” Godschalx shares . “ Every day , we ask ourselves how we can make life for our customers easier , as it ’ s our mission to become the most customer-centric organisation in the world .
“ This really comes across in the culture , through the people Amazon employs and the way the business operates dayto-day . This goal of becoming the most customer-centric organisation allows us to be innovative , while encouraging us to constantly challenge the status quo .”
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