Sr. Procurement Category Mgr. , Data Center Sourcing and Procurement (DCSP)

Amazon; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Asia-Pacific Resources Private Limited (Singapore) is seeking a Sr. Procurement Category Manager for DCSP to build and execute APAC sourcing strategies across construction categories. You will collaborate with internal teams and suppliers to reduce risk and cost, while driving sustainable, green material supply chains for AWS data centers.

You will lead regional initiatives, analyze market trends, and develop metrics to improve supplier performance and deliver value across the APAC region.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of related industry experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience in driving sustainability initiatives, Green Material Supply Chains and Global Programs.
• Experience in construction procurement or quantity surveying or construction contracts management.

Responsibilities

• Own supply chain sustainability and de-carbonization strategy and delivery for construction projects for APAC.
• Lead Construction Procurement and associated material supply chain strategy and delivery to drive cost saving and risk mitigation.
• Drive regional initiatives and programs across the construction procurement team.
• Analyze category data and metrics to establish and implement procurement category strategies.
• Understand trends in customers’ needs and concerns across categories and regions to influence customers’ priorities.
• Provide in-depth knowledge about the supply market and supplier capabilities, technically and geographically, to the business.
• Develop mechanisms and metrics to track supplier performance related to delivery, quality, and cost.
• Lead business reviews to discuss best practices and issues and to ultimately improve supplier performance and strengthen business partnerships.
• Innovate within the procurement space, automating and/or improving tools or processes to better support the Procurement Lifecycle.

Skills

Sustainability initiatives

Cost reduction negotiations

Global supplier management

Category management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field

Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or related field

Job description

Sr. Procurement Category Mgr., Data Center Sourcing and Procurement (DCSP)

Job ID: 10541363 | Amazon Asia-Pacific Resources Private Limited (Singapore)

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. 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. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll 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. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

The Infrastructure team provides AWS and Amazon.com with the compute, network and datacenter capacity that are the foundations of the retail and cloud business. We are seeking a Procurement professional to support the APAC data center procurement space in India.

As a Sr. Procurement Category Manager, you will create and implement regional (APAC) sourcing strategies for multiple complex categories within construction domain 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.

Key job responsibilities

• Own supply chain sustainability and de-carbonization strategy and delivery for construction projects for APAC
• Lead Construction Procurement and associated material supply chain strategy and delivery to drive cost saving and risk mitigation
• Drive regional initiatives and programs across the construction procurement team
• Analyze category data and metrics to establish and implement procurement category strategies
• Understand trends in customers’ needs and concerns across categories and regions to influence customers’ priorities
• Provide in-depth knowledge about the supply market and supplier capabilities, technically and geographically, to the business.
• Develop mechanisms and metrics to track supplier performance related to delivery, quality, and cost
• Lead business reviews to discuss best practices and issues and to ultimately improve supplier performance and strengthen business partnerships
• Innovate within the procurement space, automating and/or improving tools or processes to better support the Procurement Lifecycle

Some travel may be required, up to 25%.

About the team

Diverse Experiences

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Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years of related industry experience
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field
• Experience in driving sustainability initiatives, Green Material Supply Chains and Global Programs
• Experience in construction procurement or quantity surveying or construction contracts management

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field
• Experience in data centers, infrastructure service providers, or related technology companies
• Experience in negotiations with global suppliers with a proven track record in cost reduction
• Experience in procurement practices working with engineering, supply chain and Tier 1 OEM partners
• Experience practicing best-in-class procurement processes (category management, benchmarking, should-cost models, RFX, reverse auction, contracting, or equivalent)

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