Job Description

DESCRIPTION

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a dynamic, growing business unit within Amazon.com that provides a broad set of infrastructure services including computing power, storage options, networking and databases available on demand. We are the leader in cloud computing and our pioneers are embracing innovation, building the future, and making history! Over the past years, Amazon Web Services (\xe2\x80\x9cAWS\xe2\x80\x9d) has been the world\'s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. AWS offers over 100 fully featured services to millions of active customers around the world-including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies to power their infrastructure.
As the Global Manager Data Center Procurement Governance, you define the framework and associated guardrails within which the regional procurement teams operate. You will heavily focus on procurement tools and systems, process excellence, automation and integration, compliance, vendor relationship and risk management. You will lead and develop a global team of procurement governance professionals located across regions. You will set an engaging vision for your team and drive them to establish and maintain a world-class procurement governance framework with a focus on continuous improvement. You will work closely with your procurement stakeholders at all levels across the organization to enable AWS to procure and deliver capacity safely, faster, better and at a lower cost year over year.

Your remit comprises of 5 main global programs:

Procurement Systems and Tools: Responsible for defining and driving procurement\'s IT infrastructure and roadmap. They advise on all future uses of IT into our procurement specific processes. The team manages and owns the procurement platform which is the main tool used to manage vendor onboarding and selection activities across several procurement organizations. Finally, the team manages projects to drive process improvements and efficiencies through automation and integration.

Amazon Customer Excellence System (ACES): ACES define a culture of continuous improvement across the procurement function. They continuously look to identify and remediate defects within the procurement life cycle. They focus on global standardization vs. localization, automation and project management. The team delivers regional and global projects related to audit remediation and process improvements. They own, maintain and develop procurement policies, standards, processes and runbooks, delivering against a global remit.

Procurement Compliance Program: Responsible for increasing compliance with and adherence to the functions\' processes and policies, to mitigate business risks and to reduce process waste.

Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) Program: The program provides stakeholders and Procurement Managers a platform to measure, benchmark and develop supplier performance based on a global standard across all categories. At the same time the program ensures AWS meets their regulatory obligations under SOC2.

Supplier Risk Program: Manage and iterate on our third-party supplier risk program to enable the identification, qualification, mitigation and monitoring of risks across the AWS datacenter construction supply chain.

The ideal candidate for this role has a proven track record of delivering global programs in a central governance function of a large-scale procurement department. They demonstrate the ability to effectively manage high-performance teams in an ambiguous and fast-paced environment to deliver multiple high priority projects simultaneously, the ability to drive alignment across teams with competing priorities, and be a strong advocate for risk management.

Key job responsibilities

• Lead and develop a global team (10+) across multiple jurisdictions in APAC and AMER
• Take strong ownership of the global programs under your remit, acting as an advocate of your function
• Establish a culture of continuous improvement to ensure the programs under your management are industry-leading
• Effectively engage with all procurement and business stakeholders to drive adoption of and compliance with programs and standards; seek continuous stakeholder feedback to identify and execute opportunities for program improvement and expansion
• Serve as the main escalation point for matters relating to your remit, seeking alignment with internal technical and non-technical teams and removing roadblocks so your team can deliver
• Develop, monitor, and report on internal metrics, goals, and key performance indicators to procurement stakeholders and senior management
• Manage the performance of external vendors that are part of our procurement IT infrastructure with a view to continuously raise the quality and reliability of their delivery
• Own budget and headcount planning; effectively manage to approved budgets and resource allocations

Basic Qualifications

• BA/BS degree from an accredited university or equivalent professional experience
• 12+ years of relevant experience in a regional/global procurement function
• 4+ years\' experience in a regional/global procurement governance role
• 4+ years\' experience of leading high-performance teams
• Proven subject matter expertise in procurement processes, systems, automation, compliance, supplier and risk management
• Proven track record of sound decision making, taking ownership, and delivering results in a leadership role
• Demonstrated ability as a Program Manager who can prioritize workload and manage complex projects within cost and schedule
• Ability to present to and influence decision making at all levels of the organization including senior leadership
• Ability to work with technical and non-technical business owners to overcome obstacles and deliver results
• Ability to adapt well to fast-paced environments with changing circumstances, direction, and strategy
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly proficient in MS Office
• Some travel may be required (

Preferred Qualifications

• Master\'s degree from an accredited university in relevant subject
• Experience leading a regional/global procurement governance function in a highly regulated industry
• Datacenter procurement experience

A day in the life

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Singapore, SGP

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 7+ years of team management experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization

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