Senior Category Manager , Data Center Sourcing and Procurement

Amazon Data Services, Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a data-driven Category Manager to support Americas data center design engineering. You will lead procurement initiatives, improve processes, and manage large-scale supplier programs across data center construction.

The role demands strategic thinking, analytical rigor, and a hands-on approach to drive cost efficiencies while balancing risk and delivery timelines in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with large-scale procurement improvements.
• Ability to analyze data and market trends to back business cases.
• Strong negotiation and supplier management skills.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams.
• High attention to detail with multitasking abilities.
• Strategic thinking with execution discipline.

Responsibilities

• Scale off-site Data Center Construction and drive efficiencies.
• Develop metrics to hold suppliers accountable for performance.
• Lead competitive bidding, negotiations, and data analysis.
• Collaborate with internal partners and suppliers to reduce risks and costs.
• Influence customers and suppliers at all levels.

Skills

Category management

Procurement

Data analysis

Negotiation

Financial acumen

Stakeholder mgmt

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a dynamic, growing business unit within Amazon.com that provides a broad set of infrastructure services including computing power, storage options, networking and databases available on demand. We are the leader in cloud computing and our pioneers are embracing innovation, building the future, and making history! The Infrastructure team provides AWS and Amazon.com with the compute, network and data center capacity that are the foundations of the retail and cloud business.

Amazon is seeking a motivated and data-driven category manager to support the Americas data center design engineering organization. The candidate should have strong supply chain and procurement skills, analytical and financial acumen , communication capabilities and a hands-on passion to dive-deep into processes used in our data center operations network. Additionally, candidate must have proven skills in managing large-scale supply chain and procurement improvement projects.

Key job responsibilities

As a Category Manager, you will scale off-site Data Center Construction and build out scope 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; 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. Experience with construction procurement.
• 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 commitmentsStrong influencing skills

A day in the life

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

About the team

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.

About the team

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.

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