Job Description
Senior Procurement Manager, Data Center Sourcing and Procurement EMEADESCRIPTIONAWS is seeking a Senior Manager to lead and develop a team of category managers in the EMEA data centre construction space. The ideal candidate should have strong people management skills, be experienced in developing teams, have strong supply chain and procurement skills and have experience in people performance management. The candidate must have proven skills in managing operational and project teams and developing Category strategies.As a Senior Procurement Manager you will create and implement category strategies that will address policy, process and system changes needed to scale the procurement function and collaborate with internal business partners and suppliers to reduce costs and improve procurement function efficiency for AWS. You will develop mechanisms and metrics to manage and improve internal processes. Additionally, you will drive results through methods that include people management, identifying wasteful processes, analysing data and market trends for increasing the business impact of procurement. 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: charismatic and a strong people leader; 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 teams and driving people performance 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 responsibilitiesResponsibilities include but are not limited to the following:Managing a Procurement Team and delivering results in a fast paced environment.Manage team performance, development and growth to continually meet business requirements.Develop goals, mechanisms and metrics to track team performance related to productivity and performance.Build strong working relationships with business partners and key stakeholders and the ability to work under pressure in a cross functional organization.Innovate procurement policies, processes and systems.Project Manage change initiatives and deliver impactful business changes.Prepare Business Review Documents for Senior Leadership.Engage and coordinate with cross-functional teams of Think Big projects.Deliver cost savings through a variety of cost reduction mechanisms.Deliver cycle time reduction for procurement processes.Establish supplier framework agreements for services which will reduce the need to conduct competitive bids.Analyse category data and metrics to drive Procurement category strategies.Travel up to 20% is required.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 6+ years' experience in a Procurement organization managing a team.- Strong people manager that can drive team productivity and performance.- Strong business judgement, instincts, and organizational skills.- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or equivalent combination of education and experience.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Experience in data centres, engineering or construction procurement.- Experience with creating Procurement systems and tools.- Proven ability to implement procurement strategies globally.- Masters degree in Engineering, 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr