Global Strategic Sourcing Specialist — Procurement Leader

Amazon Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC in Arlington, VA is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Specialist to independently own sourcing categories and lead end-to-end engagements, delivering on spend and savings targets across multiple business units.

You will design innovative sourcing strategies, manage RFPs, negotiate terms, and present recommendations to senior leaders while collaborating with regions and global procurement partners.

Qualifications

• Experience with best-in-class procurement processes (category management, benchmarking, should-cost models, RFX, reverse auction, contracting).
• 5+ years of strategic sourcing and category management across multiple spend areas.
• Experience managing categories across Logistics, IT Software, IT Services, Corporate Services, Marketing, Facilities, and Tail Spend.

Responsibilities

• Own one or more sourcing categories and manage spend and savings targets.
• Review spend data and market trends for key indirect spend categories.
• Participate in cross-functional meetings to align on priorities and requirements.
• Prepare RFP documents for upcoming sourcing projects.
• Manage the RFP process, evaluate proposals, negotiate terms, and create award recommendations.
• Present supplier recommendations and risk assessments to leaders up to three levels above.
• Collaborate with regions and categories to share best practices.
• Contribute to category management plans.
• Provide procurement analytics to support data-driven decisions.

Skills

Procurement category management

Benchmarking

Should-cost models

RFX

Negotiation

Contracting

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC in Arlington, VA is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Specialist to independently own sourcing categories and lead end-to-end engagements, delivering on spend and savings targets across multiple business units.

You will design innovative sourcing strategies, manage RFPs, negotiate terms, and present recommendations to senior leaders while collaborating with regions and global procurement partners.