Strategic Data Center Procurement Lead

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Austin (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in the United States (TX, Austin) is seeking a motivated procurement category manager to support the Americas data center construction space.

You will create and implement sourcing strategies for construction services, collaborating with internal partners and suppliers to drive efficiencies, reduce risks and costs across our data center operations. The role requires strong analytical, financial and negotiation skills, with a focus on driving large-scale improvements

Qualifications

• 5+ years of procurement, supply chain, inventory management, contract management, lease administration or operations experience
• 5+ years of 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 with data analysis tools such as Advanced Excel, SQL, Tableau, Python
• Experience in global supply chain management, managing cross-functional teams in a fast-paced consumer electronics product company

Responsibilities

• A day in the life: interact with different teams responsible for all aspects of the data centers, prioritize activities to support data center capacity availability and safety, and work on projects locally and globally.
• You will develop sourcing strategies within construction services space and collaborate with internal business partners and suppliers to drive efficiencies, reduce risks, and costs for Amazon.

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in the United States (TX, Austin) is seeking a motivated procurement category manager to support the Americas data center construction space.

You will create and implement sourcing strategies for construction services, collaborating with internal partners and suppliers to drive efficiencies, reduce risks and costs across our data center operations. The role requires strong analytical, financial and negotiation skills, with a focus on driving large-scale improvements