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Description

As we rapidly become the world’s largest consumer of corporate services in many categories, the Global Corporate Procurement team is seeking an Analytics and Excellence Manager to join our Procurement team in Arlington, VA.

Are you looking to create and communicate a bold direction that inspires results? Do you think differently and have an interest to drive process improvement look around corners for ways to serve customers? This role will exhibit passion for identifying and implementing strategies to improve operational efficiency across an organization by analyzing processes, eliminating waste, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement

At Amazon, you will have the unparalleled opportunity to drive complex, high-impact programs that touch every aspect of our diverse, fast-paced global operations. As an operational excellence program manager, you will lead cross-functional teams to deliver large-scale business transformations from initiation to successful, high-quality, on-time launch. Leveraging your background and proven ability to quickly grasp intricate challenges, you will devise innovative solutions that optimize people, processes, policies, and technology. You will apply your superior communication skills to persuasively champion your ideas and align stakeholders at all levels in our supportive, growth-minded culture. Are you ready to redefine what's possible in Operational Excellence? Apply now and join the Amazon team driving the future of global technology and innovation.

Every day is Day One at Amazon, where our goal is to leverage suppliers to make better, do better, and be better for our customers, our employees, our partners, and the world at large.

Key job responsibilities

- Drive operational excellence initiatives to define roadmap plans, develop and manage implementation activities.

- Develop documentation and communications for program/process rollout and ongoing support.

- Establish channels for continuous feedback and improvement across the organization.

- Identifying and mitigating potential risks and obstacles by collaborating closely with business partners, key stakeholders, and team members. Ensuring Plan B’s are always in place.

- Actively seeking out opportunities to optimize processes, reduce inefficiencies, and improve overall performance across the organization

- Design processes and procedures that scale with the business’ growth in volume, complexity, and global geographic dispersion.

- Applying tools and techniques from Lean and Six Sigma to streamline processes, eliminate waste, and reduce variation

- Utilizing data to identify trends, root causes of problems, and measure the impact of improvement initiatives

- Leading and supporting change initiatives to ensure successful adoption of new processes and practices

- Working with teams across different departments to identify and implement improvements, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives

Basic Qualifications

- 5+ years of business or financial analysis, product costing, procurement, or a quantitative role experience

- Knowledge of advanced skills in Excel as well as any data visualization tools like Tableau or similar BI tools (familiarity with Tableau preferred)

- Experience communicating results to senior leadership, or experience performing ad hoc analysis using advanced Excel

- Experience practicing best-in-class procurement processes (category management, benchmarking, should-cost models, RFX, reverse auction, contracting, or equivalent)

- Six Sigma Green Belt, or 1+ years of team management, budget responsibilities, supplier management, problem solving, and client/ customer relations experience

Preferred Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree, or MBA in supply chain management, operations, engineering, analytics or related field

- Experience in Statistical Analysis packages such as R, SAS and Matlab

- Track record of implementing digital transformation initiatives in procurement using emerging technologies such as AI-powered procurement tools, or blockchain applications

- Prior experience in management consulting or procurement transformation roles, with demonstrated ability to drive change management and process optimization programs

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.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $203,700/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.