Global Procurement Leader - Infrastructure & MRO

Amazon Inc.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Inc. is seeking a Sr. Global Procurement Category Manager for Infrastructure Planning and Sourcing in the United States. The role leads sourcing strategies for MRO categories, drives cost reductions, and collaborates with internal teams and suppliers worldwide.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in procurement, data analysis, and global supply chain management, with strong negotiation and contracting skills to optimize performance and partnerships across regions.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of program, project or product management or leading product implementation
• 6+ years of related industry experience
• 8+ years of data analysis using tools such as Excel, Pivot Tables, SQL, Tableau, or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of high-volume manufacturing operations or sourcing environments experience
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field
• Experience with Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma methodologies
• Experience in global supply chain management, managing cross-functional teams in a fast-paced consumer electronics product company
• Experience in program, project or product management or leading product implementation

Responsibilities

• Manage a category within the Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) domains
• Achieve cost savings through bidding and negotiations
• Plan and execute effective negotiation strategies with vendors
• Analyze category data and metrics to drive Procurement category strategies
• Understand trends in customers’ needs and concerns, across categories and regions, to influence customers’ priorities
• Build strong relationship with customers and ensure customer satisfaction
• Lead supplier selection process across multiple categories, internal teams, and regions, and create longer-term supplier selection strategies for management
• Lead business reviews to discuss best practices and issues and to ultimately improve supplier performance and strengthen business partnerships
• Provide support throughout the contracting process, as well as management of contracts post-execution

Skills

Program management

Industry experience

Data analysis

Sourcing experience

Six Sigma

Global supply chain

Product/project management

Education

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

Tools

Excel

Pivot Tables

SQL

Tableau

Job description

Amazon Inc. is seeking a Sr. Global Procurement Category Manager for Infrastructure Planning and Sourcing in the United States. The role leads sourcing strategies for MRO categories, drives cost reductions, and collaborates with internal teams and suppliers worldwide.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in procurement, data analysis, and global supply chain management, with strong negotiation and contracting skills to optimize performance and partnerships across regions.