Job Description
Senior Manager, Procurement Team
Lead a team of category managers in the EMEA data centre construction space, developing and implementing category strategies to drive procurement efficiency and cost savings.
- Manage a team of procurement professionals to deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
- Develop and implement category strategies to drive procurement efficiency and cost savings.
- Build strong relationships with business partners and stakeholders to drive business outcomes.
- Innovate procurement policies, processes, and systems to drive business growth.
- Project manage change initiatives to deliver impactful business changes.
- Prepare business review documents for senior leadership.
- Engage and coordinate with cross-functional teams to drive business outcomes.
- Deliver cost savings through various cost reduction mechanisms.
- Establish supplier framework agreements to reduce procurement costs.
- Analyze category data and metrics to drive procurement category strategies.
As a Senior Manager, Procurement Team, you will be responsible for leading a team of category managers in the EMEA data centre construction space. You will develop and implement category strategies to drive procurement efficiency and cost savings, build strong relationships with business partners and stakeholders, and innovate procurement policies, processes, and systems to drive business growth.
AWS is a dynamic and growing business unit within Amazon.com that provides a broad set of infrastructure services, including computing power, storage options, networking, and databases available on demand. We are the leader in cloud computing and our pioneers are embracing innovation, building the future, and making history.
The Infrastructure team provides AWS and Amazon.com with the compute, network, and data centre capacity that are the foundations of the retail and cloud business. 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.
You will join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You will collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers.
AWS values diverse experiences and is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills.
Requirements:
- 6+ years' experience in a procurement organization managing a team.
- Strong people management skills, with the ability to 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.
- 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.