AWS is seeking a motivated and data-driven Construction Services Procurement Manager to develop and implement a Procurement Change programme for the EMEA data center construction space.
As a Category Manager, you will create and implement sourcing strategies for at least one category, within the New Data Center Delivery space, and collaborate with internal business partners and suppliers to drive efficiently, reduce risks, and costs for Amazon. You will develop mechanisms and metrics to hold suppliers accountable for performance and delivery. You will drive results through methods that include competitive bidding, negotiating, and analyzing data and market trends for your category.

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 a 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. Also, you must have a demonstrated track record of managing multiple projects and driving them to completion to meet business objectives. It will be critical to embrace and model Amazon’s Leadership Principles and have an entrepreneurial spirit with a “get it done” mentality.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Key job responsibilities
• Manage a portfolio of change projects within the Construction/Project domain
• Identify and implement innovative ways to deliver procurement services
• Engage and coordinate with cross-functional teams of Think Big projects
• Achieve cost savings through process redesign and improvement
• Achieve cycle time reduction for procurement, supplier processes and construction
• Establish supplier framework agreements for services which will reduce the need to conduct competitive bids.
• Identify possible bottlenecks with Tier 2 Tier 3 vendors and invent new mechanisms to avoid any impacts on the schedule and/or cost.
• Identify and implement options for Data Center build time reduction.
• Analyse category data and metrics to drive Procurement category strategies
• Understand trends in customers’ needs and concerns, across categories and regions, to influence customers’ priorities
• Support the supplier selection process across multiple categories, internal teams, and regions, and create longer-term supplier selection strategies for management
• Ensure you are knowledgeable about the EMEA Construction supply market, supplier capabilities, technically and geographically
• Develop mechanisms and metrics to track supplier performance related to delivery, quality and cost
• Create supplier scorecards to measure and track supplier performance
• Innovate within the procurement space, automating and/or improving tools or processes to better support the Procurement Life-cycle
• Work with the construction/preconstruction team to implement new processes in the supply chain, lessons learned and then implement in other regions and projects
• Work with different stakeholders to implement pre-assembly initiatives on the construction sites

About the team
Diverse Experiences
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Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.
Basic Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field
- Experience creating an innovative global supply strategy for the organization resulting in a tangible benefit to the business
- Experience in global supply chain management, managing cross-functional teams in a fast-paced consumer electronics product company
- Experience practicing best-in-class procurement processes (category management, benchmarking, should-cost models, RFX, reverse auction, contracting, or equivalent)
- Experience in program, project or product management, or leading product implementation Preferred Qualifications: - Master's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field
- Experience in data centers, infrastructure service providers, or related technology companies
- Experience in negotiations with global suppliers with a proven track record in cost reduction
- Experience in data analysis using tools such as Excel, Pivot Tables, SQL, Tableau, or equivalent

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Procurement Manager, DCSP- Construction

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