Sr Procurement Project Manager: Unleash Your Expertise
About the Role
This is a rare opportunity to join a dynamic team as a Sr Procurement Project Manager, where you will play a pivotal role in supporting AWS' Infrastructure Operations. As a key member of our team, you will work collaboratively with internal customers to drive sourcing requirements for services, materials, and equipment.
Your primary responsibility will be to administer sourcing needs, evaluate and qualify vendors, issue and manage competitive bids, manage ordering, and support the implementation of catalogues, contracts, and managerial reports. You will also provide support to ensure that all required contracts are fully compliant with local legislation and align with Amazon's policies.
Key Responsibilities
1. Educate internal customers and vendors on relevant procedures and policies, particularly those related to S&TP (Spending & Transaction Policy) and segregation of duties.
2. Partner with internal customers to positively influence spending decisions.
3. Serve as the primary point of contact for vendor evaluation, qualification, and competitive bidding needs.
4. Create, improve, and document tools and processes that recognize and address customer, vendor, and cost management needs.
5. Manage and ensure the integrity of vendor data and all data gathered through competitive bids.
6. Ensure all relevant business controls are enforced and satisfied.
7. Collaborate with the team, customers, and internal business partners to identify areas for cost improvement.
8. Support or drive development of or changes to processes to better procure equipment and services.
9. Support the full Procure-to-Pay process, working with stakeholders to determine requirements and scope, supplier selection, requests for proposals, contracting, and all follow-on activities.
Requirements
* Analytical, data-driven approach with attention to detail.
* Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines and prioritize workloads.
* Ability to translate large amounts of data into useful information and draw conclusions.
* Ability to communicate complex financial concepts to audiences with varied levels of fluency.
* Experience with end-to-end procure-to-pay process.
* Excellent creative thinking skills with emphasis on developing innovative solutions to solve complex problems.
* Ability to work with technical and non-technical business owners/partners to overcome obstacles and deliver results.
Qualifications
* Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or equivalent combination of education and experience.
* 8+ years' experience in a Procurement organization performing sourcing, vendor management, contract management, negotiating complex purchases, and bidding.
* 4+ years' experience developing category strategies and pricing models as a Project Manager who can prioritize workload and manage complex projects within cost and schedule.
Preferred Qualifications
* Masters degree in Business, Procurement & Supply chain or relevant business discipline.
* Ability to communicate and report on market intelligence data, including commodity trends and labor indexes.
* Experience in data centers, engineering, an infrastructure service provider or similar technology company.
* Developing market intelligence to communicate across the organization.
* Experience with creating Procurement systems and tools.
* Proven ability to implement category strategies globally.
* Proven ability to deep dive and develop innovative ideas for process challenges.
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