Senior Energy & Utilities Procurement Leader

Amazon Inc.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 143,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC in the United States is seeking a Senior Category Manager for Power and Utilities to lead Renewables, Storage, and Mobility procurement globally, spanning solar, wind, battery storage, and hydrogen across regions. You will manage a team and define multi-year sourcing strategies aligned with sustainability and financial objectives.

The role requires strong cross-functional leadership, extensive sourcing and contract experience, and the ability to present business cases to

Qualifications

• 5+ years of working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams.
• 5+ years of team management experience.
• 5+ years of cross functional project delivery experience.
• 2+ years of supply chain experience.
• Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements.
• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of relevant strategic sourcing including vendor negotiations, global contract management, process improvement, operational and financial analysis experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team category managers across solar, wind, battery storage, and hydrogen, setting clear goals and enabling career growth.
• Define and drive the multi year sourcing strategy across multiple sub categories and four global regions, aligning procurement execution with business, sustainability, and financial objectives.
• Oversee portfolio based tenders, supplier consolidation, and contract negotiations across capital purchase, power purchase agreement, and operating lease structures.
• Build and present business cases and financial models to senior leadership, translating technical complexity into clear investment recommendations.
• Drive revenue generation initiatives including virtual power plants, energy export, and grid services programs to transform the portfolio from cost center to profit center.
• Own the supplier ecosystem strategy, reducing the vendor base while increasing multi region capable partners and maintaining competitive tension.
• Lead category consolidation efforts, bringing fragmented procurement activities under unified management to unlock savings and improve speed.
• Monitor global market dynamics including regulatory shifts, supply chain constraints, and technology evolution to proactively adjust sourcing strategies.
• Partner cross functionally with engineering, legal, finance, sustainability, and construction to ensure alignment and execution across all regions.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Team management

Project delivery

Supply chain experience

Data-driven decisions

Strategic sourcing

Vendor negotiations

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC in the United States is seeking a Senior Category Manager for Power and Utilities to lead Renewables, Storage, and Mobility procurement globally, spanning solar, wind, battery storage, and hydrogen across regions. You will manage a team and define multi-year sourcing strategies aligned with sustainability and financial objectives.

The role requires strong cross-functional leadership, extensive sourcing and contract experience, and the ability to present business cases to