At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. We are seeking a Procurement Manager to create world wide strategies for Base Building Maintenance (BBM) for multiple business units and operation centers. The person in this role will coordinate and partner with leaders and teams globally across Amazon and lead and interact with our most important professional suppliers to satisfy organizational requirements.

This leader will work with Regional Maintenance Engineering (RME), Design and Construction, World Wide Design, and Safety to develop and execute category sourcing strategies, deliver savings/value and improve productivity across the category.

Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities
• Establish category sourcing strategies, lead cross-functional strategic sourcing teams, negotiate with suppliers and execute contracts to optimize Amazon’s competitive position.
• Drive appropriate relationships with category suppliers, with a principal objective of achieving the optimal solution and cost of ownership that meets the business’ goals supported by a culture of continuous improvement with performance benchmarks in use.
• Manage category suppliers to proactively identify, monitor and optimize opportunities.
• Act as a market intelligence provider regarding categories; anticipate strategic opportunities and keep key stakeholders informed.
• Drive category suppliers in Supplier Relationship Management activities to mitigate risk, improve performance and add value to Amazon.
• Identify, achieve and report on savings and sustainability value targets for category sourcing activities.
• Align with internal customers and understand the business application of the category.
• Build the category metrics model based on input from the category team to track and monitor performance to the category strategy; measure actual vs planned savings and advise team of trends, escalate issues and own action plans.

A day in the life

• You will deliver market leading low-cost, innovative, and sustainable service solutions to help our Operations teams succeed and delight Amazon.com customers with value, selection and convenience. Additionally, you will undertake initiatives to ensure continuity of service supply.
• You will collaborate to seek inputs and manage outputs from our external suppliers as well as internal partners across Design & Operations Engineering, Workplace Health & Safety, Finance and Reliability/Maintenance Engineering
• You may have to adapt and sometimes take different roles from strategy development to project management to rapidly meet customer needs
• You will focus on deep diving categories to unlock value and help deploy emerging technologies at scale for Operations

Amazon offers a full range of benefits for you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) PlanIf you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!

About the team

• Autonomy to innovate and deliver new approaches that impact the bottom and the top line.
• Grow in a fast-pace environment where every day is day one.
• Surrounded by inspiring and diverse individuals.
• Learn from people with a wide variety of professional backgrounds.
• Opportunity to develop new skills and opportunities through lateral, geographical or functional moves.

Basic qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of relevant strategic sourcing and category management in indirect categories such as professional services, support or maintenance spend, supply chain, forecasting, manufacturing, sourcing/procurement, or vendor management experience
• 5+ years of supply chain 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
• Experience being responsible/leading large and complex negotiations
• Travel Requirements - Up to 20% of time

Preferred qualifications

• 2+ years of driving process improvements experience
• Master's degree, or MBA in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related technical or quantitative field
• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related technical or quantitative field

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.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, TN, Nashville - 103,900.00 - 148,400.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Houston - 115,400.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
USA, VA, Arlington - 115,400.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Bellevue - 115,400.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually