Global IT Hardware Category Manager

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon's Global Procurement Organization (GPO) is seeking a Category Manager to lead global sourcing and category strategies for IT hardware and related services, managing a broad portfolio of end-user devices, peripherals, and services.

This role requires strong analytical skills, stakeholder influence, and cross-functional collaboration across IT, Finance, Legal, Operations, and business units worldwide to achieve cost, quality, and supply chain resilience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize data.
• Experience with strategic sourcing and category management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute multi-year global IT hardware category strategies and supplier portfolio optimization.
• Lead competitive sourcing events (RFPs, RFQs, auctions) and negotiate terms.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships; conduct business reviews and drive cost, quality, and delivery improvements.
• Partner with IT, Finance, Legal, Operations, and business unit leaders to align procurement strategies.
• Analyze spend data to identify savings, consolidation, and demand management levers.
• Monitor industry trends to inform strategy and risk mitigation.
• Ensure supplier compliance with contracts and Amazon's Code of Conduct.
• Identify process improvements across the procure-to-pay cycle and support catalog adoption.
• Collaborate with regional procurement teams to ensure global consistency with regional needs.

Skills

Advanced Excel

SQL

Stakeholder management

Sourcing strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SQL

Job description

Amazon's Global Procurement Organization (GPO) is seeking a Category Manager to lead global sourcing and category strategies for IT hardware and related services, managing a broad portfolio of end-user devices, peripherals, and services.

This role requires strong analytical skills, stakeholder influence, and cross-functional collaboration across IT, Finance, Legal, Operations, and business units worldwide to achieve cost, quality, and supply chain resilience.