Patty Ho

About Patty Ho

With a proven track record at Fortune 100 companies, my leadership in instock and supply chain management has steered a 35+ member team through unprecedented times, achieving exceptional levels of inventory accuracy and waste reduction in high perishability categories. Our team\'s success is reflected in consistently surpassing service level expectations and maintaining high satisfaction scores, all while managing the intricacies of an omni-channel business model.Prior to my current role, my strategic vision was instrumental in scaling Amazon\'s Business Development taskforce in the Pets category, focusing on strategic acquisitions and executing high-level confidential projects. These efforts have fortified the foundation of our multi-billion-dollar business. My passion lies in cultivating high-performing teams and tackling complex, large-scale challenges to deliver sustainable results.

Experience

1. Head of Category Business Development - Consumables, Amazon Business

   Amazon

   Sep 2024 — Present

   I lead the U.S. Consumables B2B business, owning category management, vendor funding, GTM strategy, and solution development across a $XB portfolio spanning Grocery, Health & Wellness, Beauty, Cleaning Supplies, Breakroom, and Foodservice. My team and I build and scale end-to-end supplier and customer experiences—from pricing architecture, curated catalogs, and institutional-grade selection strategies to multi-vertical solutions across K-12, healthcare, hospitality, and commercial customers. We partner tightly with Product, Science, CPS, Retail, and Sales to design scalable mechanisms, improve availability and pricing integrity, drive enterprise customer adoption, and expand Amazon Business’s penetration in under-served institutional categories. Consistently delivering double-digit B2B GMS growth, expanding vendor-funding coverage, launching net-new programs/solutions, and strengthening cross-functional alignment across BD, product, and retail.

Education

• Michigan State University

  B.A, English, Econonics

  2005

• University of California, Irvine - The Paul Merage School of Business

  MBA, fellowship recipient

  2010

Skills

• Business Process Improvement
• Sap Products
• Forecasting
• Continuous Improvement
• Analysis
• Logistics
• Leadership
• Project Management
• Strategy
• Supply Chain Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Process Improvement
• Supply Chain
• Logistics Management
• Sap
• Erp
• Strategic Planning
• Demand Planning
• Management