• Strategic Sourcing Manager, Global Corporate…

    Amazon (Arlington, VA)


    Description

    At Amazon, our vision is to be Earth's most customer-centric company. Our passion for invention leads us to pioneer and globalize new businesses and customer offerings daily. As we rapidly become the world’s largest consumer of corporate services in many categories, the Corporate Strategic Procurement team is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to join our team.

     

    This role is uniquely positioned at the nexus of business units across Amazon, and offers singular vision into a broad spectrum of cross-company initiatives and strategies on a global scale. Using this unique insight, the Strategic Sourcing Manager will build and lead sourcing engagements for both existing and newly emerging categories of spend, as well as negotiate multi-faceted partnership agreements for Amazon’s high-growth businesses worldwide.

     

    Strategic Sourcing Managers are expert practitioners in creating competitive environments, and have a strong bias for decision-making rooted in data and analytics. They routinely influence C-level vendor relationships by advising senior Amazon leaders across multiple stakeholder groups on the direction of sourcing projects in support of business unit and corporate goals.

     

    Successful candidates must work well in a fast-paced and often ambiguous arena, and will be rewarded by working alongside highly collaborative and entrepreneurial colleagues in an environment that feels much more “startup” than “big company”.

     

    Spend categories under management include: Employee Services.

     

    If you are an experienced sourcing professional with a passion for serving customers and for driving change and impact on a global scale, then we would love to talk with you.

     

    Key job responsibilities

     

    - Developing global sourcing strategies to deliver against business objectives for internal clients, and achieving sustainable relationships with suppliers.

     

    - Evaluating supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using industry cost models and bench-marking analysis.

     

    - Managing the fundamentals of sourcing and supplier engagement activities, including RFx, spend pattern analysis, contract analysis, bid evaluation, negotiations, and supplier consolidation.

     

    - Working with business and finance leaders to identify and drive savings and controllership improvements, focusing on total cost of ownership.

     

    - Providing guidance to internal stakeholders on procurement processes and maintaining procurement ethics in accordance with Amazon’s global policies.

     

    - Preparing and holding business reviews with stakeholders to review vendor performance, future opportunities, and/or challenges.

    Basic Qualifications

    - BS/BA Degree.

     

    - 7+ years of relevant strategic sourcing experience, to include a minimum of 5 years in an indirect procurement function at a multinational corporation with global contracts.

     

    - 7+ years of in-depth procurement practices (category management, benchmarking, should-cost models, RFX, reverse auction, contracting, etc.).

    Preferred Qualifications

    - Master’s Degree (MBA/MS).

     

    - Strong negotiator with proven experience in setting negotiation strategies and conducting negotiations.

     

    - Extensive knowledge of the basic types of commercial agreement structures and the function and purpose of key legal terms.

     

    - Can assess risk and concisely explain complex issues to principal business owners.

     

    - Extremely customer-focused and takes the time to understand the needs of the business.

     

    - Strong analytical skills including the ability to quickly synthesize, distill and draw conclusions on large amounts of disparate data.

     

    - Ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects requiring frequent communication, organization, time management, and problem-solving skills.

     

    - Excellent written and oral communication skills.

     

    - Passionate self-starter.

     

    Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

     

    Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.