Job Description

DESCRIPTION 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 cutting-edge 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 services category and collaborate with internal business partners and suppliers to drive efficiencies, reduce risks, and costs for Amazon. You will develop mechanisms and metrics to hold suppliers accountable for performance and delivery. You will drive results through methods that include competitive bidding, negotiating, and analyzing data and market trends for your category. The ideal candidate thinks long term, drives multiple initiatives, communicates appropriately and influences customers and suppliers at all levels. You will be collaborative, but also work with significant autonomy. To be successful in this role you will be highly analytical; think strategically and globally; exhibit curiosity and learning drive; have a sense of urgency to meet customer timelines, succeed in a fast-paced environment; and have a high level of customer focus and business judgement. It will be critical to embrace and model Amazon’s Leadership Principles. Key job responsibilities • Lead Category based procurement activities at regional level, in close cooperation with business organizations. • Experience in driving end to end category management lifecycle. Create and execute strategic sourcing initiatives that supports effective management of spend categories. • Achieve cost savings through bidding and negotiations • Plan and execute effective negotiation strategies with vendors. • 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 • Build strong relationship with customers and ensure customer satisfaction • Lead supplier selection process across multiple categories, internal teams, and regions, and create longer-term supplier selection strategies for management • Lead business reviews to discuss best practices and issues and to ultimately improve supplier performance and strengthen business partnerships • Provide support throughout the contracting process, as well as management of contracts post-execution. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS • Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university or equivalent experience • 5+ years’ experience in a Procurement organization performing vendor management, contract management, negotiating complex purchases, and bidding • 3+ years' experience developing category strategies and pricing models as a Project Manager who can prioritize workload and manage complex projects within cost and schedule PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS • Master’s degree in Business, Procurement & Supply chain or relevant business discipline. • Ability to communicate and report on market intelligence data, including commodity trends and labor indexes • Experience in data centers, engineering, an infrastructure service provider or similar technology company • Developing market intelligence to communicate across the organization • Experience with creating Procurement systems and tools • Proven ability to implement category strategies globally • Proven ability to deep dive and develop innovative ideas for process challenges. Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need an adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please contact the Applicant-Candidate Accommodation Team (ACAT), Monday through Friday from 7:00 am GMT - 4:00 pm GMT. If calling directly from the United Kingdom, please dial +44 800 086 9884 (tel:+448000869884). If calling from Ireland, please dial +353 1800 851 489 (tel:+3531800851489).