Senior Category Manager - Power Infrastructure & Grid Services, Power and Utilities, Global Procurement Organization (GPO)

Amazon · Bellevue, WA · 6 days ago

MarketingFull-time

About the role

Want to shape how one of the world's largest logistics networks powers its next chapter from keeping critical operations running to building the resilient energy infrastructure of tomorrow? Our team powers everything from robotic sortation centers to last-mile delivery stations. We're looking for a strategic procurement leader to source, negotiate, and scale onsite power infrastructure microgrids, prime power systems, backup generators, voltage sag protection, and grid services reducing downtime, lowering cost to serve, and improving speed to serve for hundreds of millions of customers.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute category sourcing strategies for onsite power infrastructure including backup generators, prime power, microgrids, battery storage, voltage sag protection, and controllers to reduce downtime and improve resiliency across Amazon's global operations network.
Lead complex, multi-year contract negotiations (CapEx, Energy-as-a-Service, Hybrid) with energy infrastructure OEMs, EPC providers, and microgrid integrators.
Build financial models (NPV, TCO, payback) to evaluate contracting pathways and deployment decisions, translating technical complexity into clear recommendations for senior leadership.
Manage strategic supplier relationships including conducting QBRs, tracking performance KPIs (uptime, response time, cost competitiveness), securing capacity reservations, and maintaining competitive tension.
Mitigate supply chain risk by monitoring lead times, securing capacity commitments, and developing contingency strategies to protect site launch timelines.
Identify grid services and utility market opportunities including demand response, energy arbitrage, virtual power plant programs to generate revenue across the deployed asset portfolio.
Provide energy infrastructure market intelligence including supply constraints, regulatory shifts, technology trends, and pricing dynamics.
Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, legal, finance, design & construction, sustainability, and safety teams to align procurement with business strategy.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related technical or quantitative field
5+ years of relevant strategic sourcing including vendor negotiations, global contract management, process improvement, operational and financial analysis experience
Experience using data and metrics to back up assumptions, evaluate outcomes, and make data-driven decisions
Experience working cross-functionally across several teams both technical and non-technical

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of electrical engineering principles including switchgear, UPS, transformers, and circuit breakers
Master's degree or MBA in Business, Engineering, Energy Management, Economics, or related field
Direct experience in energy infrastructure, power systems, distributed energy, or onsite generation procurement (generators, microgrids, BESS, fuel cells)
Experience negotiating complex multi-year CapEx or Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS/PPA) agreements for infrastructure or equipment
Experience with financial modeling (NPV, TCO, payback analysis) for energy infrastructure or capital equipment investments
Knowledge of power infrastructure supply chain dynamics (generators, BESS, fuel cells, microgrid controllers), including lead times, supply constraints, and OEM landscape
Experience managing strategic supplier relationships at scale (quarterly business reviews, performance KPIs, capacity planning, supplier consolidation strategies)
Experience with utility market participation, demand response programs, energy arbitrage, or grid services revenue optimization
Familiarity with regulatory frameworks (interconnection processes, permitting, emissions compliance) and their impact on power infrastructure deployment timelines

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