Strategic Sourcing Specialist, Global Corporate Procurement

Amazon; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon UK Services Ltd.’s Global Corporate Procurement team is seeking a senior procurement professional to lead global sourcing initiatives, deliver significant cost savings, and optimize supplier partnerships across IT, HR, facilities, and professional services. The role requires strategic thinking, cross-functional influence, and results-driven execution.

You will design category strategies, benchmark supplier landscapes, and translate business requirements into value-driven procurement

Qualifications

• Experience with international procurement and global sourcing.
• Strong category management and benchmarking knowledge.
• Proven ability to manage multiple indirect spend categories and negotiate large contracts.

Responsibilities

• Drive measurable cost savings across complex, global sourcing engagements.
• Design end-to-end sourcing strategies balancing business needs and risk.
• Negotiate terms directly with supplier executives to secure long-term partnerships.
• Lead procurement analytics and data-driven insights for category strategies.
• Provide structured project management across sourcing initiatives and ensure milestones.

Skills

International procurement

Category management

RFX

Negotiation with C-level suppliers

Project management

Spend analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Amazon's Global Corporate Procurement (GCP) team manages several billions in annual global spend across Professional Services — spanning areas such as Risk and Insurance, Banking, Financial Services, Software Implementations, Protective Services, Audit and Accounting, and Legal Services. As the organization's demand for these services continues to grow, so does the need for procurement professionals who can deliver meaningful savings targets while maintaining quality and enabling business agility.

Key job responsibilities

• Drive measurable cost savings across complex, global sourcing engagements valued in the tens of millions of dollars, from strategy development through to contract execution
• Design and lead end-to-end sourcing strategies that balance business needs, risk mitigation, and operational efficiency across multiple categories
• Act as a trusted advisor to business units — including Tax, Legal, HR, and Technology — translating their requirements into procurement solutions that deliver value
• Negotiate commercial terms and contracts directly with C-level supplier executives to secure sustainable, long-term partnerships
• Grow procurement's influence across the organization by expanding the scope of spend under management and demonstrating the strategic value of the function
• Deliver procurement analytics and data-driven insights that inform category strategies and support stakeholder decision-making
• Provide structured project management across sourcing initiatives, ensuring milestones are met and results are delivered on time
• Conduct market research and benchmarking to identify opportunities, assess supplier landscapes, and inform sourcing recommendations
• Contribute to the development of category management plans that drive long-term value and supplier performance
• Influence business unit leaders to adopt improved procurement practices and embed procurement earlier in their planning processes

A day in the life

Your morning might start with a cross-functional alignment call for an upcoming RFP involving three business units, followed by analyzing bid responses and building a recommendation deck for senior leadership. After lunch, you could be on a negotiation call with a strategic supplier's C-suite to finalize contract terms, then pivoting to a spend review with Finance to validate savings actuals against targets. You might close the day by coaching a business partner through the supplier evaluation framework for an upcoming engagement. No two days look the same — you will balance long-range strategic planning with hands-on execution, often managing five or more active sourcing engagements simultaneously across different stages of the lifecycle.

About The Team

Global Corporate Procurement (GCP) manages Amazon's indirect spend across Employee Services, Marketing, Professional Services, Technology, Logistics, and Real Estate and Facilities. We are a global team of sourcing professionals who combine analytical rigor with creative problem-solving to deliver sustainable value at scale. Our culture values deep ownership, intellectual curiosity, and a bias for action — we move fast, but we move smart. Your work will be visible to senior leadership and directly tied to Amazon's bottom line.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience with international procurement
• Experience practicing best-in-class procurement processes (category management, benchmarking, should-cost models, RFX, reverse auction, contracting, or equivalent)
• Experience managing multiple indirect spend categories, some of which may include the following: IT Software, IT Services, Corporate Services, Marketing, Contingent Labor, Facilities and Real Estate, Capital Expenditure, and Human Resources/Employee Services

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in project management
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience in Professional Services including sourcing and managing spend

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Company

Amazon UK Services Ltd.

Job ID: A10578739