Procurement Manager, Data Centers, Data Center Sourcing & Procurement

Amazon Data Services, Inc.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a data-driven Procurement Manager to lead end-to-end sourcing for AWS data center construction, collaborating with Construction, Design, Legal, Finance, and Program Management to optimize cost, schedule, and risk.

You will drive large-scale procurement improvements, leverage data for decisions, and influence supplier performance while upholding Amazon's Leadership Principles in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in driving large-scale procurement improvements.
• Strong ability to analyze data, market trends, and develop business cases.

Responsibilities

• Drive competitive sourcing events for AWS data center construction programs.
• Negotiate and manage contracts with General Contractors; monitor cost, schedule and safety commitments.
• Partner cross-functionally with Construction, Design, Legal, Finance, and Program Management.
• Analyze cost and risk; benchmark GC pricing and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Develop procurement playbooks and contract standards to raise AWS data center portfolio performance.

Skills

Supply chain

Procurement

Analytical

Financial acumen

Engineering design

Architecture

Construction

Program management

Job 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.

Amazon is seeking a motivated and data-driven category manager to support the Americas data center construction space. The candidate should have strong supply chain and procurement skills, engineering design, architecture, construction, analytical and financial acumen , and passion to dive-deep. Additionally, candidate must have proven skills in managing large-scale supply chain and procurement improvement projects.

As a Procurement Manager, you will create and implement sourcing strategies for at least one services category and collaborate with internal business partners and suppliers to drive efficiencies, reduce risks, and costs for Amazon. You will develop mechanisms and metrics to hold suppliers accountable for performance and delivery. You will drive results through methods that include competitive bidding, negotiating, and analyzing data and market trends for your category.

The ideal candidate thinks long term, drives multiple initiatives, communicates appropriately and influences customers and suppliers at all levels. You will be collaborative, but also work with significant autonomy. To be successful in this role you will be highly analytical; think strategically and globally; exhibit curiosity and learning drive; have a sense of urgency to meet customer timelines, succeed in a fast-paced environment; and have a high level of customer focus and business judgement. It will be critical to embrace and model Amazon's Leadership Principles and have an entrepreneurial spirit.

A successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Proven experience driving large-scale process improvements resulting in measurable value
• High attention to detail including proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously
• Ability to think strategically and execute methodically
• Demonstrated ability to influence teams to adopt change utilizing smart technologies
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where ambiguity exists and continuous innovation is desired
• Committed to learning and expanding professional and technical knowledge
• Demonstrated analytical, financial and quantitative skills and ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop business cases
• Willingness to roll up your sleeves and do whatever is necessary; general manager / owner mentality
• Demonstrated ability to dive deep in understanding the product, our business, and the competitive landscape
• Ability to see ahead comprehensively and devise a strong plan of action, and ensure execution happens on time, every time
• Ability to get things done and produce conclusive, measurable results within time commitments
• Strong influencing skills

A day in the life

As a Procurement Manager on the Data Center Construction Procurement team, you will own the end-to-end commercial relationship with General Contractors (GCs) delivering AWS data centers. No two days look the same - you might be negotiating a Guaranteed Maximum Price in the morning, reviewing schedule recovery options with a project team at midday, and evaluating GC proposals for a new campus RFP by close of business.

Day to day you will:

• Drive competitive sourcing events - develop RFP strategies, evaluate contractor qualifications, and lead award recommendations for some of the largest construction programs in the industry.
• Negotiate and manage contracts - structure contract amendments, negotiate change orders, and hold GCs accountable to cost, schedule, and safety commitments.
• Partner cross-functionally - work alongside Construction, Design, Legal, Finance, and Program Management to remove blockers, align on delivery milestones, and ensure data center capacity comes online on time.
• Analyze cost and risk - benchmark GC pricing, identify cost-savings opportunities, and flag commercial risks before they become schedule impacts.
• Influence at scale - develop procurement playbooks, contract standards, and lessons-learned that raise the bar across AWS's global data center portfolio.

You will support projects across multiple regions and have the opportunity to shape how AWS procures and delivers data center construction - locally and globally.

About AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS)

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 every data center and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and