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Job Description
A dynamic business unit within Amazon.com provides infrastructure services, including computing power, storage options, networking, and databases, available on demand. We are the leader in cloud computing, embracing innovation and building the future. The Infrastructure team provides AWS and Amazon.com with compute, network, and data centre capacity. AWS seeks a Senior Manager to lead a team of category managers in the EMEA data centre construction space. Key responsibilities
- Manage a Procurement Team and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
- Develop goals, mechanisms, and metrics to track team performance related to productivity and performance.
- Innovate procurement policies, processes, and systems.
- Project Manage change initiatives and deliver impactful business changes.
- Deliver cost savings through a variety of cost reduction mechanisms.
- Deliver cycle time reduction for procurement processes.
- Establish supplier framework agreements for services to reduce competitive bids.
- Analyse category data and metrics to drive Procurement category strategies.
- 6+ years' experience in a Procurement organization managing a team.
- 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.
- 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.