Senior People Manager, Procurement - Construction, Data Center Sourcing and Procurement EMEA
About the Role
AWS is seeking a Senior Manager to lead and develop a team of category managers in the EMEA data centre construction space. The ideal candidate should have strong people management skills, be experienced in developing teams, have strong supply chain and procurement skills and have experience in people performance management.
The Senior Procurement Manager will create and implement category strategies that will address policy, process and system changes needed to scale the procurement function and collaborate with internal business partners and suppliers to reduce costs and improve procurement function efficiency for AWS.
Main Responsibilities
* Manage a Procurement Team and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
* Manage team performance, development and growth to continually meet business requirements.
* Develop goals, mechanisms and metrics to track team performance related to productivity and performance.
* Innovate procurement policies, processes and systems.
* Project Manage change initiatives and deliver impactful business changes.
About the Team
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.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
* 6+ years' experience in a Procurement organization managing a team.
* Strong people manager that can drive team productivity and performance.
* Strong business judgement, instincts, and organizational skills.
* Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.