Job Title: Data Centre Procurement Specialist
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 data centre capacity that are the foundations of the retail and cloud business.
Salary:
$120,000 - $180,000 per year
Estimated salary based on industry standards and job requirements.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
* Manage a complex category within the Capex Construction/Project domain.
* Achieve cost savings through bidding and negotiations.
* Analyse category data and metrics to drive Procurement category strategies.
* Understand trends in customers' needs and concerns, across categories and regions, to influence customers' priorities.
* Lead supplier selection process across multiple categories, internal teams, and regions, and create longer-term supplier selection strategies for management.
* Ensure you are knowledgeable about the supply market and supplier capabilities, technically and geographically.
* Develop mechanisms and metrics to track supplier performance related to delivery, quality, and cost.
* Create supplier scorecards to measure and track supplier performance.
* 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 Life-cycle.
* Provide support throughout the contracting process, as well as management of contracts post-execution.
About Us
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on.
We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we're looking for talented people who want to help.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
* 3+ years' experience in Procurement performing vendor management, contract management, negotiating complex purchases, and bidding.
* Experience providing administrative support to Category Managers.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
* Experience in data centers or construction companies.
* Ability to communicate and report on market intelligence data, including commodity trends and labour indexes.
* Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Procurement or equivalent.
Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills.