Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides a highly reliable, scalable, and low-cost cloud platform that powers thousands of businesses in over 190 countries. AWS’ Infrastructure Supply Chain & Procurement (ISCaP) organization works to deliver innovative solutions to source, build and maintain our socially responsible data center supply chains. We are a team of highly-motivated, engaged, and responsive professionals who enable the core sustainable infrastructure of AWS. Come join our team and be a part of history as we deliver results for the largest cloud services company on Earth.
As a Procurement Category Manager, you will create and implement sourcing strategies for at least one complex services category and collaborate with internal business partners and suppliers to reduce risks and costs for Amazon. You will develop mechanisms and metrics to hold suppliers accountable for performance and delivery. Additionally, you will drive results through methods that include competitive bidding, negotiating, and analyzing data and market trends for your category. You will also create global Procurement processes and tools to drive innovation across teams.
The ideal candidate thinks long term, drives multiple initiatives, and communicates appropriately and influences customers and suppliers at all levels. You must be collaborative, but also work with significant autonomy. To be successful in this role you must be highly analytical; think strategically and globally; have a sense of urgency to meet customer timelines; exhibit a curiosity and learning drive; succeed in a fast‑paced environment; engage and influence key stakeholders; and have a high level of customer focus and business judgement. Also, you must have a demonstrated track record of managing multiple projects and driving them to completion to meet business objectives. It will be critical to embrace and model Amazon’s Leadership Principles and have an entrepreneurial spirit with a “get it done” mentality.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Manage a complex category within the Maintenance, Repair, and Operation (MRO) domains.
Achieve cost savings through bidding and negotiations.
Analyze category data and metrics to drive Procurement category strategies.
Understand trends in customers’ needs and concerns, across categories and regions, to influence customers’ priorities.
Lead supplier selection process across multiple categories, internal teams, and regions, and create longer‑term supplier selection strategies for management.
Ensure you are knowledgeable about the supply market and supplier capabilities, technically and geographically.
Develop mechanisms and metrics to track supplier performance related to delivery, quality, and cost.
Create supplier scorecards to measure and track supplier performance.
Lead business reviews to discuss best practices and issues and to ultimately improve supplier performance and strengthen business partnerships.
Innovate within the procurement space, automating and/or improving tools or processes to better support the Procurement Lifecycle.
Provide support throughout the contracting process, as well as management of contracts post‑execution.
Key job responsibilities
Regional Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement.
Serving as Regional Leads to engage InfraOps cluster leadership.
Ensuring locations have all services needed to operate data centers.
Communicating preferred suppliers to stakeholders.
Category‑Specific Support.
Handling category‑specific questions, strategies and innovations.
Managing supplier performance.
Managing contract negotiations.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
Experience in data analysis using tools such as Excel, Pivot Tables, SQL, Tableau, or equivalent.
Experience in high‑volume manufacturing operations or sourcing environments.
Experience with Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma methodologies.
Experience in global supply chain management, managing cross‑functional teams in a fast‑paced consumer electronics product company.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field.
Experience in data centers, infrastructure service providers, or related technology companies.
Experience in negotiations with global suppliers with a proven track record in cost reduction.
Experience in procurement practices working with engineering, supply chain and Tier 1 OEM partners.
Experience practicing best‑in‑class procurement processes (category management, benchmarking, should‑cost models, RFX, reverse auction, contracting, or equivalent).
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
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