Principal Fleet Vendor Strategy Lead

Amazon; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 130,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC in Nashville, TN is seeking a Principal Vendor Strategy Manager to own the vendor strategy for our fleet maintenance program across Middle Mile and Last Mile assets. You will define multi-year vendor strategies, contract frameworks, and performance-driven operating models to optimize uptime and cost.

You will influence senior leaders, negotiate complex agreements with a diverse vendor portfolio, and build scalable frameworks that improve service quality, risk management,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of vendor management experience.
• 7+ years of account management, project or program management or buying experience.
• Bachelor's degree, or 7+ years of professional or military experience.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Access or SQL.
• Experience using data to influence business decisions.
• Experience driving internal cross-team collaboration.
• Experience with business analysis and P&L management.
• 10+ years of vendor management experience.
• 5+ years of multi-million dollar contract negotiation experience.
• Experience owning end-to-end vendor strategy including selection, contracting, performance management, and exit planning.

Responsibilities

• Own vendor maintenance strategy, developing contracts and owning negotiating strategy to drive cost-effective and performance focused strategies.
• Maintaining relationships with 3P vendors, while continually scouting for additional ones.
• Develop internal and external financial views around volumes, labor rates, service speed and other key requirements which will drive cost.
• Creating, Evaluating and auditing contracts while seeking ways to improve and enhance the quality of services purchased and the timeliness of deliveries.
• Conducting cost analyses and setting benchmarks for improvement.
• Develop risk management strategies to mitigate capacity shortages, including geographic diversification and contingency planning across the vendor network.
• Working closely with the company legal department to make sure contracts and terms are favorable.
• Build effective stakeholder and internal customer relationships, understanding budgetary targets and influencing spend decisions, ensuring a high service levels, and adding value in other categories.
• Measure actual vs planned savings; as savings trends are identified, own action plans to meet goals and develop solutions.
• Influence Director and VP-level roadmaps and data-driven strategy decisions.
• Set the direction for the vendors to demonstrate a management style that encourages participation and ownership, along with a continuous focus on action, customer satisfaction, support personnel satisfaction and cost management.
• Own savings targets and develop mechanisms to measure actual vs. planned performance and drive action plans.

Skills

Excel experience

SQL

Data-driven decisions

Vendor management

Contract negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

P&L management

Cost optimization

Negotiation strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA

Tools

Microsoft Access

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC in Nashville, TN is seeking a Principal Vendor Strategy Manager to own the vendor strategy for our fleet maintenance program across Middle Mile and Last Mile assets. You will define multi-year vendor strategies, contract frameworks, and performance-driven operating models to optimize uptime and cost.

You will influence senior leaders, negotiate complex agreements with a diverse vendor portfolio, and build scalable frameworks that improve service quality, risk management,