Data Center Category Manager, AWS Data Center Sourcing & Procurement

About the role

The Data Center Category Manager will support the Americas data center construction space by creating and implementing sourcing strategies within the construction services space. This role involves collaborating with internal business partners and suppliers to drive efficiencies, reduce risks, and costs for Amazon.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement sourcing strategies within the 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 competitive bidding, negotiating, and analyzing data and market trends for the category
• Prioritize activities to support data center capacity availability and safety
• 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

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related technical field
• 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
• 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

Skills

• Strong supply chain and procurement skills
• Analytical and financial acumen
• Communication capabilities
• Hands-on passion to dive-deep into processes used in data center operations network
• Think long term, drive multiple initiatives, communicate appropriately and influence customers and suppliers at all levels
• Collaborative, but also work with significant autonomy
• 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; have a high level of customer focus and business judgement
• Ambitious and entrepreneurial spirit

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, retirement savings, paid time off, and parental leave. For more information, visit https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Pay

Base salary range for this position is listed below. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location:

• USA, TX, Austin - 79,500.00 - 139,100.00 USD annually
• USA, VA, Arlington - 79,500.00 - 139,100.00 USD annually
• USA, VA, Herndon - 79,500.00 - 139,100.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Seattle - 82,700.00 - 139,100.00 USD annually

Schedule

Details on the schedule are not specified in the job posting.