Procurement Category Manager - Water Infrastructure Services, Data Center Sourcing and Procurement

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. As a Procurement Category Manager, you will create and implement sourcing strategies for the Energy and Water Infrastructure categories and collaborate with internal business partners and suppliers to reduce risks and costs for Amazon. You will develop mechanisms and metrics to hold suppliers accountable for performance and delivery. Additionally, you will drive results through methods that include competitive bidding, negotiating, and analyzing data and market trends for your category. You will also create global Procurement processes and tools to drive innovation across teams.

Key responsibilities include:

• Manage the Water Infrastructure categories within the CAPEX domain across APJC
• Ensure on-time execution of RFPs/tenders across multiple countries
• Achieve cost savings through bidding, negotiations and strategic initiatives
• Understand customer requirements and analyze category data to establish and implement robust regional procurement category strategies
• Provide in-depth knowledge about the supply market and supplier capabilities
• Develop mechanisms and metrics to track supplier performance
• Create supplier scorecards to measure and track supplier performance
• Lead business reviews to discuss best practices and issues
• Innovate within the procurement space, automating and/or improving tools or processes
• Provide support throughout the contracting process

The ideal candidate thinks long term, drives multiple initiatives, and communicates appropriately and influences customers and suppliers at all levels. You must be collaborative, but also work with significant autonomy. To be successful in this role you must be highly analytical; think strategically and globally; have a sense of urgency to meet customer timelines; exhibit an intense curiosity and learning drive; succeed in a fast-paced environment; engage and influence key stakeholders; and have a high level of customer focus and business judgement.

AWS values diverse experiences and encourages candidates to apply even if they don't meet all qualifications. The company offers ongoing events and learning experiences, including Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences. AWS also provides mentorship, career growth opportunities, and values work-life harmony with flexible work hours and arrangements.