Program Manager, Responsible Sourcing, Global Corporate Procurement

Amazon • Arlington, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Global Corporate Procurement team is seeking a Program Manager to join their Responsible Sourcing team. This role requires an experienced program manager skilled in leading multiple environmental and social responsibility programs in a highly cross-functional environment. The candidate will have high standards, constantly seek to improve program performance, quality, and impact, and use data and key metrics to drive and measure process improvements. The role involves working independently in a dynamic, challenging, and fast-changing organization, with a focus on being a leader in responsible sourcing. A successful candidate must have a passion for responsible sourcing, procurement, sustainability excellence, and program management, and be able to drive efficiencies through effective lateral and upward management. The role will own carbon reduction initiatives, human rights programs, ESG supplier risk assessments, sustainability reporting, cross-organization stakeholder management, work with internal procurement operations teams on best practices, identify training gaps and opportunities for responsible sourcing, and manage upwards with senior leaders. A strong background in procurement workflows, sustainability metrics, program management, analytical and process optimization skills is required. The role involves streamlining responsible sourcing mechanisms, building SOPs, and partnering with tech teams to improve ESG monitoring tools and dashboards. Amazon's goal is to leverage suppliers to make better, do better, and be better for customers, employees, partners, and the world.

Requirements

• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
• Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
• 3+ years of program management, sourcing project management and supplier or customer relationship management experience
• Strong understanding of ESG frameworks, sustainability certifications, and compliance requirements
• Bachelor's degree in finance, environmental, or equivalent, or 2+ years of senior management and leadership responsibilities experience
• Experience working with stakeholders in sustainability, finance or a related analytical field

Nice To Haves

• 3+ years of driving process improvements experience
• Experience with supplier engagement and supply chain sustainability programs
• Experience with ESG risk assessment tools and sustainability reporting frameworks
• Knowledge of Scope 3 emissions management and supply chain decarbonization strategies
• Experience with human rights due diligence and social responsibility auditing
• Certified Professional in Supply Chain Management (CPSM)

Responsibilities

• Drive initiatives for environmental and social responsibility programs to define roadmap plans, develop and manage implementation activities for Global Corporate Procurement
• Develop documentation and communications for program/process rollout and ongoing support for carbon reduction, sustainability certification, and ESG risk management
• Establish channels for continuous feedback and improvement across the organization
• Identifying and mitigating potential environmental and social responsibility risks and obstacles by collaborating closely with business partners, key stakeholders, and sourcing managers
• Design processes and procedures that scale with the business' growth in volume, complexity, and global geographic dispersion
• Utilizing data to identify trends, root causes of problems, and measure the impact of improvement initiatives
• Working with teams across different departments to identify and implement improvements, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives

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
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

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