Location: Arlington,VA, USA
Description
At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. If you'd like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history.
This Category Manager, Construction supports retrofits, expansions and initiatives across Amazon's global operations network by developing and implementing procurement strategies. The individual in this role will manage internal and external relationships.
We are seeking a leader with construction or procurement experience to strategically source products and services as part of our Global Procurement Organization. The person in this role will coordinate with several teams across Amazon and will interact with general contractors, trade contractors, and professional services suppliers to satisfy organizational requirements. The position will work and partner with multiple teams to develop and execute category sourcing strategies, deliver savings and improve productivity across the category.
Key job responsibilities
- Manage relationships with internal customers groups and ensure GPO is meeting their procurement needs.
- Execute category sourcing strategies, lead cross-functional sourcing events, negotiate with suppliers and execute contracts to optimize Amazons 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 and execute opportunities
- Develop and implement Supplier Relationship Management activities to mitigate risk, improve performance and add value to Amazon
- Identify, achieve and report on savings and value targets for category activities
- Align with internal customers and understand the business application of the category
~30% travel including occasional international travel
A day in the life
- Earn trust with internal customers across various levels and geographies
- Manage requests for Proposal (RFP), Information (RFI), and Quote (RFQ)
- Identify and qualify new construction service contractors for direct or indirect use at Amazons Operations Facilities
- Leverage existing procurement resources to benefit our internal customers
- Build a comprehensive understanding of Amazon's change management and construction processes across multiple business units and geographies
- Understand problems, pull people together, and deliver results
- Own commercial relationship with General Contractors and other construction suppliers
About the team
Our team strives to be a single point of contact for procurement support to our stakeholders. We are finding ways to move faster and more efficiently than ever before to deliver upgrades to capacity and associate experience across Amazon's Operations network.
Basic Qualifications
- 3+ years of program or project management experience
- 3+ years of working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams experience
- 2+ years of supply chain experience
- Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL
- Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
- Experience defining and executing program requirements
- Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization
- Travel up to 30% of the time
- Bachelor's degree
- Construction experience including working with a General Contractor, Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC), trade contractor or similar.
Preferred Qualifications
- 3+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience
- 3+ years of driving process improvements experience
- Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization
- Experience building processes, project management, and schedules
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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 Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $77,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $141,500/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 This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.