Senior Global Construction Category Lead

Amazon; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon seeks a Senior Category Manager to lead end-to-end commercial delivery of multi-million-dollar construction projects across NA. You will develop sourcing strategies, manage supplier relationships, and drive cost savings while aligning with Climate Pledge initiatives.

You will partner with Real Estate, Design & Construction, Engineering Services, and Finance to ensure on‑time, on‑budget delivery and provide data‑driven market insights to senior leadership. Travel up to 10% is required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant strategic sourcing and category management in indirect categories such as professional services, support or maintenance spend, supply chain, forecasting, manufacturing, sourcing/procurement, or vendor management experience
• 7+ years of negotiations/cost savings, supplier excellence, and risk mitigation experience
• 5+ years of construction management or working with general contractors and managing supplier diversity initiatives experience
• Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

Responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end commercial delivery of multi‑million‑dollar GC construction projects — sourcing, competitive bid, award, contract execution, and handover.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies that drive competition, maximize managed spend, and deliver measurable net cost savings.
• Partner cross‑functionally with Real Estate, Design & Construction, and Engineering Services to align vendor capacity with program milestones — including Prime week and Peak readiness.
• Run the full supplier lifecycle: performance management, should‑cost analysis, concentration risk monitoring, and sustainability delivery aligned with Amazon's Climate Pledge.
• Earn trust with senior stakeholders by providing data‑driven market intelligence — GC capacity, regional pricing trends, and strategic opportunities — to inform roadmap decisions.
• Define and own KPIs (cost, speed, quality, risk); track team progress against targets and drive continuous process improvement.
• Travel up to 10% (site visits, supplier reviews, cross‑regional collaboration).

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Negotiations

Construction management

Program management

Education

MBA

Job description

Amazon seeks a Senior Category Manager to lead end-to-end commercial delivery of multi-million-dollar construction projects across NA. You will develop sourcing strategies, manage supplier relationships, and drive cost savings while aligning with Climate Pledge initiatives.

You will partner with Real Estate, Design & Construction, Engineering Services, and Finance to ensure on‑time, on‑budget delivery and provide data‑driven market insights to senior leadership. Travel up to 10% is required.