Strategic Procurement Programs Lead

Amazon; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 104,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon's Global Procurement Organization (GPO) seeks a Senior Program Manager to drive strategic initiatives across procurement operations. This role leads cross-functional projects that optimize processes, build capabilities at scale, and deliver measurable improvements.

You will architect scalable solutions, collaborate with Operations, Transportation, Procurement, Finance, Risk, Strategy, Technology, and Engineering, and influence senior leaders to advance GPO's mission.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of program or project management experience.
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements.
• Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in a relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex initiatives independently with minimal guidance, across GPO operations country, regional, and cross-regional levels.
• Collaborate with Operations, Transportation, Procurement, Finance, Risk, Business Strategy, Technology, and Engineering to deliver transformations.
• Create mechanisms and metrics to track performance, measure benefits and drive continuous improvement.
• Analyze complex data using Excel, SQL, and database tools to identify trends and risks.
• Influence organizational goals by working across multiple stakeholder teams and leaders.
• Lead process improvements by proposing network-wide solutions that drive best practices.
• Provide strategic direction and serve as escalation point for complex challenges.

Skills

Program management

Data-driven improvements

Strategy ownership

Advanced Excel

SQL

Data analysis tools

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or Master's degree

Job description

Amazon's Global Procurement Organization (GPO) seeks a Senior Program Manager to drive strategic initiatives across procurement operations. This role leads cross-functional projects that optimize processes, build capabilities at scale, and deliver measurable improvements.

You will architect scalable solutions, collaborate with Operations, Transportation, Procurement, Finance, Risk, Strategy, Technology, and Engineering, and influence senior leaders to advance GPO's mission.