Job Description

Locations

• Arlington, Virginia, United States

Salary

Skills Required

• practicing best-in-class procurement processesintermediate
• procurement organization performing vendor managementintermediate
• business analysisintermediate

Required Qualifications

• Experience in an indirect procurement function at a multinational corporation (experience)
• Experience managing spend categories that include three or more of the following: IT Software, IT Services, Corporate Services, Marketing, Contingent labor, Facilities and Real estate, Capital Expenditure and Tail Spend (Indirect Categories) (experience)
• Experience with practicing best-in-class procurement processes (category management, benchmarking, should-cost models, RFX, reverse auction, contracting, etc.) (experience)
• 5+ years of experience in an indirect procurement function at a multinational corporation (experience, 5 years)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a procurement organization performing vendor management, contract management, negotiating complex purchases, and bidding (experience)
• Experience in large complex deal negotiations with a successful track record (experience)
• Experience in business analysis and functional roles requiring quantitative, analytical and organizational skills (experience)
• 5+ years of relevant strategic sourcing including vendor negotiations, global contract management, process improvement, operational and financial analysis experience (experience, 5 years)
• Understanding of cloud services procurement and contracting models (experience)

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end strategic sourcing initiatives for complex deals that intersect with Amazon's strategic customer relationships across all business units
• Collaborate with Business Development teams to develop and execute negotiation strategies that optimize total value across the holistic customer and vendor relationship.
• Structure deals that enable Amazon's global spend while growing the overall customer and vendor relationship.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including Legal, Finance, Tax, and Business stakeholders to execute procurement agreements
• Develop and implement vendor management strategies for key strategic suppliers, including performance metrics, governance models, and relationship management plans
• Lead regular business reviews with strategic vendors, addressing performance issues, identifying improvement opportunities, and aligning on long-term objectives
• Provide procurement and vendor management expertise to support business decisions regarding strategic partner relationships
• Develop strong working relationships across Amazon business units, Business Development teams, and other key stakeholder groups

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