Job Description
5+ years’ experience in a Procurement organization.Experience performing 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.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.Experience 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.We are seeking a Procurement professional to support the EMEA data center operations space. As a Procurement Category Manager, you will create and implement sourcing strategies for at least one complex services category and collaborate with internal business partners and suppliers to reduce risks and costs for Amazon. You will develop mechanisms and metrics to hold suppliers accountable for performance and delivery. Additionally, you will drive results through methods that include competitive bidding, negotiating, and analyzing data and market trends for your category. You will also create 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 an intense 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 responsibilitiesManage a category within the Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) domainsAchieve cost savings through bidding and negotiationsPlan and execute effective negotiation strategies with vendors.Analyze category data and metrics to drive Procurement category strategiesUnderstand trends in customers’ needs and concerns, across categories and regions, to influence customers’ prioritiesBuild strong relationship with customers and ensure customer satisfactionLead supplier selection process across multiple categories, internal teams, and regions, and create longer-term supplier selection strategies for managementLead business reviews to discuss best practices and issues and to ultimately improve supplier performance and strengthen business partnershipsProvide support throughout the contracting process, as well as management of contracts post-executionBasic qualifications5+ years’ experience in a Procurement organization.Experience performing 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.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.Experience 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.Preferred qualificationsBachelor’s Degree in Business, Procurement & Supply chain or relevant business discipline.Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. #J-18808-Ljbffr