• Bachelor\'s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Contract/Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, or Business Administration from an accredited university or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 8+ years\xe2\x80\x99 of relevant experience in an international Procurement organization performing regional category management, contract negotiation and bidding, with 2+ years managing CAPEX categories
• Strong expertise able to create and implement category strategies, develop pricing models, and has influence across all levels of an organization
• Demonstrated ability as a Project Manager who can prioritize workload and manage complex projects within cost and schedule
• Strong business judgement, instincts, and organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Highly proficient in MS Office
• Ability to work with technical and non-technical business owners to overcome obstacles and deliver results
• Some travel may be required (&lt25%)

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! The Infrastructure team provides AWS and Amazon.com with the compute, network and datacenter capacity that are the foundations of the retail and cloud business. We are seeking a Procurement professional to support the APJC data center operations space. As a Procurement Category Manager, you will create and implement sourcing strategies for the Energy and Water Infrastructure categories and collaborate with internal business partners and suppliers to reduce risks and costs for Amazon. You will develop mechanisms and metrics to hold suppliers accountable for performance and delivery. Additionally, you will drive results through methods that include competitive bidding, negotiating, and analyzing data and market trends for your category. You will also create global Procurement processes and tools to drive innovation across teams. 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 an intense 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\xe2\x80\x99s Leadership Principles and have an entrepreneurial spirit with a \xe2\x80\x9cget it done\xe2\x80\x9d mentality. Key job responsibilities Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: \xe2\x80\xa2 Manage the Energy and Water Infrastructure categories within the CAPEX domain across APJC \xe2\x80\xa2 Achieve cost savings through bidding, negotiations and strategic initiatives \xe2\x80\xa2 Understand customer requirements and analyze category data to establish and implement robust regional procurement category strategies that deliver value to the business \xe2\x80\xa2 Understand trends in customers\xe2\x80\x99 needs and concerns across categories and regions to influence customers\xe2\x80\x99 priorities \xe2\x80\xa2 Provide in-depth knowledge about the supply market and supplier capabilities, technically and geographically, to the business. \xe2\x80\xa2 Develop mechanisms and metrics to track supplier performance related to delivery, quality, and cost \xe2\x80\xa2 Create supplier scorecards to measure and track supplier performance \xe2\x80\xa2 Lead business reviews to discuss best practices and issues and to ultimately improve supplier performance and strengthen business partnerships \xe2\x80\xa2 Innovate within the procurement space, automating and/or improving tools or processes to better support the Procurement Lifecycle \xe2\x80\xa2 Provide support throughout the contracting process, as well as management of contracts post-execution

• Master\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Business, Procurement & Supply chain or relevant business discipline.
• Ability to communicate and report on market intelligence data, including commodity trends and labor indexes
• Demonstrated success in driving strategies and analyzing market trends
• Experience in data centers, engineering, an infrastructure service provider or similar technology company
• Developing market intelligence to communicate across the organization
• Experience with creating Procurement systems and tools
• Proven ability to implement category strategies globally
• Proven ability to deep dive and develop innovative ideas for process challenges