Procurement Category Manager, Data Center Services Procurement (DCSP)
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure.
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 are seeking a Procurement professional to support the APAC data center operations space.
As a Procurement Category Manager, you will create and implement sourcing strategies for General Contractor and Construction procurement category and collaborate with internal business partners and suppliers to reduce risks and costs for Amazon.
Key Responsibilities:
Manage General Contractor and Construction Procurement categories
Construction material supply chain sourcing and program management
Achieve cost savings through negotiations, value engineering through the supply chain, and strategic initiatives
Analyze category data and metrics to establish and implement procurement category strategies
Understand trends in customers' needs and concerns across categories and regions to influence customers' priorities
Provide in-depth knowledge about the supply market and supplier capabilities, technically and geographically, to the business
Develop mechanisms and metrics to track supplier performance 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
Basic Qualifications:
5+ years of relevant strategic sourcing including vendor negotiations, global contract management, process improvement, operational and financial analysis experience
Experience in a procurement organization performing vendor management, contract management, negotiating complex purchases, and bidding
Experience working effectively across cross-functional teams and partnering well with people at all levels within an organization, including coaching of junior staff
3+ years of procurement, purchasing, supply chain related work in a procurement organization experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor'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
Amazon is an equal chance employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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📌 Procurement Category Manager, Data Center Services Procurement (Dcsp)
🏢 Amazon
📍 New South Wales