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.
As a Procurement Category Manager, you will create and implement sourcing strategies for complex construction services category. You will be collaborating with internal business partners and suppliers to reduce risks and costs for Amazon. You will also 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 be expected to continuously improve global procurement processes and tools to drive innovations within DCSP and cross-functionally with partners.
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 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.
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Key job responsibilities
以下は、業務内容の例ですが、これに限定されるものではありません。
日本におけるデータセンターのキャパシティ、建設、事業拡大をサポートする工事発注業務およびゼネコンの調達を管理する
カテゴリ調達戦略、契約/リソース確保等を実行し、AWS 組織のすべての階層に影響を与える
担当カテゴリのデータやメトリックス分析を通じ、調達戦略を確立・実行する
カテゴリや市場全体を通じて顧客のニーズと課題のトレンドを把握し、顧客の優先事項に影響を与える
調達分野及びサプライヤーの能力に関する詳細な知見を技術的観点や現地市場の商慣習に沿った観点からビジネスに提供する
日程管理、品質、コストに関するサプライヤーのパフォーマンスを追跡するためのメカニズムおよびメトリックを展開する
ベストプラクティスや課題について議論し、サプライヤーのパフォーマンスを改善し、ビジネスパートナーシップを強化するためのビジネスレビューを主導する
調達業務のライフサイクル改善活動のため、調達分野における革新的で自動化できるツールやプロセスを展開する
契約の締結処理から締結後の管理までサポートを提供する
出張あり（10% 未満）
Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following
Manage General Contractor and Construction Services procurement to support the planning, construction and scaling of data center capacity in Japan
Develop category strategies, contracting/delivery models, and influence all levels of the AWS organization
Analyze category data and metrics to establish and implement procurement category strategies
Understand trends in customers’ needs and concerns across categories and regions to influence customers’ priorities
Provide in-depth knowledge about the supply market and supplier capabilities, technically and geographically, to the business.
Develop mechanisms and metrics to track supplier performance related to delivery, quality, and cost
Lead business reviews to discuss best practices and issues and to ultimately improve supplier performance and strengthen business partnerships
Innovate within the procurement space, automating and/or improving tools or processes to better support the Procurement Lifecycle
Provide support throughout the contracting process, as well as management of contracts post-execution
Travel of up to 10% may be required
About the team
Diverse Experiences
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Work/Life Balance
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5+ years of work in a procurement organization, performing vendor management, contract management, negotiating complex purchases, and bidding experience
Experience in strategic sourcing including vendor negotiations, global contract management, process improvement, operational and financial analysis
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related technical field
Experience with data analysis tools such as Advanced Excel, SQL, Tableau, Python
Experience in global supply chain management, managing cross-functional teams in a fast-paced consumer electronics product company
Experience in data centers, infrastructure service providers, or related technology companies
Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field
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