Sr Procurement Category Manager, Data Center Sourcing and Procurement
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Sr Procurement Category Manager, Data Center Sourcing and Procurement
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Description
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.
Description
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.
You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a dynamic, growing business unit within Amazon.com that provides a broad set of infrastructure services including computing power, storage options, networking and databases available on demand. We are the leader in cloud computing and our pioneers are embracing innovation, building the future, and making history! The Infrastructure team provides AWS and Amazon.com with the compute, network and Data Center capacity that are the foundations of the retail and cloud business. We are seeking a Procurement professional to support our Data Center Capex Services Procurement space as we deliver infrastructure capacity for our customers.
As a Procurement Category Manager, you will create and implement sourcing strategies for complex categories in the Design engineering, Professional Services (Consultancy Procurement) domain for APAC collaborate with internal business partners and suppliers to reduce risks and costs for Amazon, while delivering value to our customers. You will develop mechanisms and metrics to hold suppliers accountable for performance and delivery. Additionally, you will drive results through methods that include go to market strategies, competitive bidding, negotiating, and analyzing data and market trends for your category. You will also create regional/global Procurement processes and tools to drive innovation across teams.
The ideal candidate thinks long term, drives multiple initiatives, and communicates appropriately and influences customers and suppliers at all levels. You must be collaborative, but also work with significant autonomy. To be successful in this role you must be highly analytical; think strategically and globally; have a sense of urgency to meet customer timelines; exhibit curiosity and learning drive; succeed in a fast-paced environment; engage and influence key stakeholders; and have a high level of customer focus and business judgement. Also, you must have a demonstrated track record of managing multiple projects and driving them to completion to meet business objectives. It will be critical to embrace and model Amazon’s Leadership Principles and have an entrepreneurial spirit with a “get it done” mentality.
Key job responsibilities
* Manage at-least 2 complex consultancy procurement categories covering design engineering, concept to detailed engineering scope for APAC, within the Professional Services procurement team
* Achieve cost savings through standardization, bidding, negotiations and strategic initiatives/programs to unlock value.
* Understand customer requirements and analyze category data to establish and implement robust regional procurement category strategies that deliver value to the business
* Understand trends in customers’ needs and concerns across categories and regions to influence customers’ priorities, mentor team members.
* Provide in-depth knowledge about the supply market and supplier capabilities, technically and geographically, to the business.
* Develop mechanisms and design metrics to track supplier performance, SLA's related to delivery, quality, and cost
* Create supplier scorecards to measure and track supplier performance.
* Lead business reviews to discuss best practices and issues and to ultimately improve supplier performance and strengthen business partnerships
* Innovate within the procurement space, automating and/or improving tools or processes to better support the Procurement Lifecycle
* Provide support throughout the contracting process, as well as management of contracts post-execution
About The Team
About AWS
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.
Basic Qualifications
* 10+ years of relevant experience in an international Procurement organization performing category management, contract negotiation and bidding
* Creating and implementing category strategies, develop pricing models, and has influence across all levels of an organization
* Track record of delivering complex or large-scale projects across multiple teams and functions
Preferred Qualifications
* Degree in Business, or relevant business discipline from an accredited university
* Experience in data centers, engineering, an infrastructure service provider or similar technology company
* Ability to communicate and report on market intelligence data, including commodity trends and labor indexes
* Demonstrated success in driving strategies and analyzing market trends and developing market intelligence to communicate across the organization
* Experience with creating Procurement systems and tools
Acknowledgement Of Country
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
IDE Statement
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Company - Amazon Web Services Australia Pty Ltd - D81
Job ID: A3031368
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