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Description

At Amazon, we are excited to offer undergraduate students the opportunity to launch into big careers with limitless possibilities. We look forward to meeting you and your classmates this year.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

- Collaborate and partner with business teams to define and solve problems that impact customers.

- Identify predictors and causes of business related problems and implement novel approaches related to forecasting and prediction.

- Identify, develop, manage, and execute analyses to uncover areas of opportunity and present written business recommendations.

- Build relationships, identify stakeholders, and influence other teams across organizations and external teams.

- Define analytical approaches to uncover new insights and formulate recommendations that improve processes.

As we get to know you, we invite you to get to know us better. Visit www.amazon.com/about to learn more about our innovative and peculiar culture, commitment to our communities, diversity and military veterans, the headquarters locations in Seattle, Washington and Arlington, Virginia as well as where we operate around the world.

Key job responsibilities

- Negotiation: Deliver improved financial performance through large scale negotiations for supply chain services contracts

- Leadership: Lead stakeholder and partner teams indirectly to build a track record of consistently delivering valuable projects

- Strategy: Design and implement strategy for individual procurement projects and the overall procurement function to support all goals of the business, not just financial goals.

- Bias for Action: Deliver end-to-end contract projects, working through obstacles along the way and planning for unexpected challenges to maintain momentum.

- Communication: Set expectations and requirements with external and internal leadership teams, writing well-reasoned and data-driven proposals, performing your own data analysis as necessary.

- Technical Problem Solving: Work through difficult challenges, including the full procurement cycle from sourcing, negotiations, legal requirements and internal systems updates.

- Expected international travel of 5-10%.

A day in the life

Key job responsibilities

- Strategy: Design and implement strategy for individual procurement projects that support the global inbound transportation procurement team.

- Technical Problem Solving: Support the management of rates and contracting best practices to support the inbound procurement team. Work through legal requirements and internal systems updates and automation.

- Bias for Action: Deliver end-to-end contract projects, working through obstacles along the way and planning for unexpected challenges to maintain momentum.

- Communication: Set expectations and requirements with external and internal leadership teams, writing well-reasoned and data-driven proposals, performing your own data analysis as necessary.

About the team

GSCTP is a tenured but growing team of Amazonians that live by Amazon's motto of "work hard, have fun, make history." We are spread across the US and EU, managing a global scope of supply chain services. We are data-driven and thrive in the challenges that our work requires.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree

- 2+ years of transportation and supply chain experience

- Experience using Microsoft Excel to manipulate and analyze large sets of data

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with SQL

- Experience in procurement and/or external vendor relationships. This may include experience with managing or supporting legal contracts and negotiations.

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

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $48,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $103,400/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.