Data Center Category Manager, AWS Data Center Sourcing & Procurement

Amazon • Arlington, VA

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About The Position

Amazon is seeking a motivated and data-driven Procurement Category Manager to
support the Americas data center construction space. The candidate should have
strong supply chain and procurement skills, analytical and financial acumen,
communication capabilities and a hands-on passion to dive-deep into processes
used in our data center operations network. Additionally, candidate must have
proven skills in managing large-scale supply chain and procurement improvement
projects.

As a Procurement Category Manager, you will create and implement sourcing
strategies within construction services space 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 and have an entrepreneurial spirit.

A day in the life
Each day you will interact with different teams responsible for all aspects of
the data centers. You will prioritize your activities to support data center
capacity availability and safety focusing on the actions that are most
impactful. You will have the opportunity to work on projects locally and
globally.

Requirements

• 5+ years of procurement, supply chain, inventory management, contract management, lease administration or operations experience
• 5+ years of relevant strategic sourcing including vendor negotiations, global contract management, process improvement, operational and financial analysis experience
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related technical field
• Experience in procurement, supply chain, inventory management, contract management, lease administration or operations
• Experience in strategic sourcing including vendor negotiations, global contract management, process improvement, operational and financial analysis
• Experience with data analysis tools such as Advanced Excel, SQL, Tableau, Python
• Experience in global supply chain management, managing cross-functional teams in a fast-paced consumer electronics product company

Nice To Haves

• 4+ years of program, project, product management, or leading a product implementation process experience
• Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field
• Experience in program, project, product management, or leading a product implementation process
• Experience in data centers, infrastructure service providers, or related technology companies

Responsibilities

• Create and implement sourcing strategies within construction services space
• Collaborate with internal business partners and suppliers to drive efficiencies, reduce risks, and costs for Amazon
• Develop mechanisms and metrics to hold suppliers accountable for performance and delivery
• Drive results through methods that include competitive bidding, negotiating, and analyzing data and market trends for your category
• Prioritize activities to support data center capacity availability and safety

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level