Procurement Category Manager - Bldg Controls & Comissioning, AWS Data Center Sourcing & Procurement, AWS DC Construction

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

AWS Data Center Sourcing & Procurement is seeking a Procurement Category Manager to lead supplier onboarding, RFx events, and contract management for building controls and commissioning. You will build procurement processes, analyze data, and drive cost efficiency.

The role requires collaboration across teams, an entrepreneurial, results‑driven mindset, and alignment with Amazon Leadership Principles in a fast‑paced environment. Seattle area preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of procurement, supply chain, or related experience.
• 5+ years of strategic sourcing including vendor negotiations and global contract management.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or related field.
• Experience in procurement, supply chain, inventory management, contract management, lease administration or operations.
• Experience in global supply chain management with cross‑functional teams in a fast‑paced consumer electronics product company.

Responsibilities

• Manage the supplier onboarding and qualification process.
• Manage all assigned tender or RFX events, and related follow-on contract generation supporting the category manager.
• Manage post contract audit process to ensure payments are done for work awarded.
• Ensure supplier capacity is available for all construction site builds.
• Improve processes to ensure smooth sourcing and fulfilment of services.

Skills

Procurement

Supply chain

Contract management

Data analysis

Education

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

Tools

Advanced Excel

SQL

Tableau

Python

Job description

Description

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.

Description

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.

As a Procurement Category Manager, you will create Vendor qualifications, request for proposals, data analysis, vendor performance dashboards for Building Controls and Commissioning categories. You will build procurement processes and tools to help identify waste and enable innovation across teams. The ideal candidate must be collaborative, but also work with autonomy. To be successful in this role you must be highly analytical; think strategically; have a sense of urgency to meet customer timelines; exhibit curiosity and learning drive, succeed in a fast‑paced environment; engage key stakeholders where needed; and have a high level of customer focus. Also, you must have a demonstrated track record of managing multiple projects and driving them to completion to meet business objectives. It will be critical to embrace and model Amazon’s Leadership Principles and have an entrepreneurial spirit with a “get it done” mentality.

Key job responsibilities

Key job responsibilities

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• Manage the supplier onboarding and qualification process
• Manage all assigned tender or RFX events, and related follow-on contract generation supporting the category manager.
• Manage post contract audit process to ensure payments are done for work awarded.
• Ensure supplier capacity is available for all construction site builds

Improve processes to ensure smooth sourcing and fullfilment of services.

About The Team

Data Center Sourcing & Procurement will source, select, contract and manage third party services/equipment/material vendors for AWS, to build and launch Data Centers and Energy/Water infrastructure worldwide safely, securely, on time and at lowest cost.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of procurement, supply chain, inventory management, contract management, lease administration or operations experience
• 5+ years of relevant strategic sourcing including vendor negotiations, global contract management, process improvement, operational and financial analysis experience
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related technical field
• Experience in procurement, supply chain, inventory management, contract management, lease administration or operations
• Experience in strategic sourcing including vendor negotiations, global contract management, process improvement, operational and financial analysis
• Experience in global supply chain management, managing cross‑functional teams in a fast‑paced consumer electronics product company

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in data centers, infrastructure service providers, or related technology companies
• Experience developing tools, reports, process maps, scorecards, and data visualizations that improve upon those currently employed for understanding the business and making decisions
• Experience with data analysis tools such as Advanced Excel, SQL, Tableau, Python

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, TX, Austin - 79,500.00 - 139,100.00 USD annually

USA, VA, Arlington - 79,500.00 - 139,100.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - 82,700.00 - 139,100.00 USD annually

Company

- Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Job ID: A10597724