Strategic Procurement & Transformation Lead

Amazon; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Health insurance

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon's Global Procurement Organization (GPO) seeks a Senior Program Manager to drive strategic initiatives across procurement operations and lead complex, cross-functional projects that optimize processes and build organizational capabilities at scale.

The role requires deep supply chain expertise, strong analytical capabilities, and a proven ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, delivering measurable benefits from initiation to implementation across GPO operations.

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

Responsibilities

• Lead complex initiatives independently with minimal guidance, working both tactically and strategically across GPO operations at country, regional, and cross-regional levels.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Operations, Transportation, Procurement, Finance, Risk, Business Strategy, Technology, and Engineering to deliver business transformations from initiation through successful implementation.
• Create mechanisms and metrics to track performance, measure benefit realization, and drive continuous improvement across the organization.
• Analyze complex data using advanced Excel, SQL, and database tools to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for strategic improvement.
• Influence organizational goals by working across multiple stakeholder teams, functions, and leaders, extending influence across teams.
• Lead process improvements by proposing network-wide solutions that improve and drive operational excellence best practices.
• Provide strategic direction and serve as escalation point for complex challenges, finding paths forward in difficult situations.

Skills

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree or MBA

Tools

SQL

Excel

Database tools

Job description

Amazon's Global Procurement Organization (GPO) seeks a Senior Program Manager to drive strategic initiatives across procurement operations and lead complex, cross-functional projects that optimize processes and build organizational capabilities at scale.

The role requires deep supply chain expertise, strong analytical capabilities, and a proven ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, delivering measurable benefits from initiation to implementation across GPO operations.