Strategic Sourcing Manager (Indirect), Global Corporate Procurement

Full Job Description

At Amazon, our vision is to be Earth's most customer-centric company. Our passion for invention leads us to pioneer and globalize new businesses and customer offerings daily. As we rapidly become the world's largest consumer of corporate services in many categories, the Corporate Strategic Procurement team is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to join our team. This role is uniquely positioned at the nexus of business units across Amazon, and offers singular vision into a broad spectrum of cross-company initiatives and strategies on a global scale. Using this unique insight, the Strategic Sourcing Manager will build and lead sourcing engagements for both existing and newly emerging categories of spend, as well as negotiate multi-faceted partnership agreements for Amazon's high-growth businesses worldwide. Strategic Sourcing Managers own complex categories across multiple business units and regions, often in markets with limited competition and pricing transparency, and lead transformational sourcing initiatives with global scope. Strategic Sourcing Managers are expert practitioners in creating competitive environments, and have a strong bias for decisionmaking rooted in data and analytics. They routinely influence C-level vendor relationships by advising senior Amazon leaders across multiple stakeholder groups on the direction of sourcing projects in support of business unit and corporate goals, and they raise the bar for sourcing peers across the global team. Successful candidates must work well in a fast-paced and often ambiguous arena, and will be rewarded by working alongside highly collaborative and entrepreneurial colleagues in an environment that feels much more "startup" than "big company". Spend categories under management include indirect categories such as Logistics, Technology, such as Software, Hardware, Data Purchase, Telecommunication, Cybersecurity, among others. If you are an experienced sourcing professional with a passion for serving customers and for driving change and impact on a global scale, then we would love to talk with you.

Key job responsibilities Owning one or more complex (sub-)categories across multiple business units and/or regions, developing and executing (sub-)category strategies Developing global sourcing strategies to deliver against business objectives for internal clients, and achieving sustainable relationships with suppliers. Managing categories in markets with limited competition and limited pricing transparency, proactively identifying and mitigating supplier, commercial, and ESG risk. Evaluating supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using industry cost models and bench-marking analysis. Managing the fundamentals of sourcing and supplier engagement activities, including RFx, spend pattern analysis, contract analysis, bid evaluation, negotiations, and supplier consolidation. Leading transformational sourcing projects with complex, global scope, coordinating work across team members and regions. Working with business and finance leaders to identify and drive savings and controllership improvements, focusing on total cost of ownership, and value creation beyond cost savings. Presenting sourcing strategies, recommendations, and decisions to senior leaders up to three levels above you. Contributing inputs to annual and long-range operating plans (OP1, OP2, and three-year forecast). Providing guidance to internal stakeholders on procurement processes and maintaining procurement ethics in accordance with Amazon's global policies. Preparing and holding business reviews with stakeholders to review vendor performance, future opportunities, and/or challenges. Mentoring and sharing best practices with sourcing peers across the global team.

A day in the life Your morning might start with a cross-functional alignment call for an upcoming RFP involving three business units, followed by analyzing bid responses and building a recommendation deck for senior leadership. After lunch, you're on a negotiation call with a strategic supplier's C-suite to finalize contract terms, then pivoting to a spend review with Finance to validate savings actuals against targets. You'll close the day by coaching a business partner through the supplier evaluation framework for an upcoming engagement. No two days look the same — you'll balance long-range strategic planning with hands-on execution, often managing five or more active sourcing engagements simultaneously across different stages of the lifecycle.

About the team Global Corporate Procurement (GCP) manages Amazon's indirect spend across Employee Services, Marketing, Professional Services, Technology, Logistics, and Real Estate & Facilities. We're a global team of sourcing professionals who combine analytical rigor with creative problem-solving to deliver sustainable value at scale. Our culture values deep ownership, intellectual curiosity, and a bias for action — we move fast, but we move smart. You'll be joining a team where your work is visible to senior leadership and directly tied to Amazon's bottom line.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience with practicing best-in-class procurement processes (category management, benchmarking, should-cost models, RFX, reverse auction, contracting, etc.)
• 5+ years of relevant strategic sourcing and category management in categories such as logistics, professional services, support or maintenance spend, supply chain, forecasting, manufacturing, sourcing/procurement, or vendor management experience
• Experience managing spend categories that include three or more of the following: Logistics, IT Software, IT
• Services, Corporate Services, Marketing, Contingent labor, Facilities and Real estate, Capital Expenditure and Tail Spend (Indirect Categories)

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Experience in a non-mandated, indirect procurement function at a multinational corporation
• Experience owning complex sourcing categories across multiple business units and/or regions
• Experience managing categories in markets with limited competition or limited pricing transparency, including proactive supplier risk management
• Experience leading transformational or cross-regional sourcing initiatives with global scope
• Experience advising and presenting sourcing strategy to senior executives and influencing C-level vendor relationships
• Experience contributing to annual or long-range operating plans
• Experience mentoring peers or coordinating sourcing work across a distributed team

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Seattle - 136,900.00 - 185,200.00 USD annually

Experience with practicing best-in-class procurement processes (category management, benchmarking, should-cost models, RFX, reverse auction, contracting, etc.) 5+ years of relevant strategic sourcing and category management in categories such as logistics, professional services, support or maintenance spend, supply chain, forecasting, manufacturing, sourcing/procurement, or vendor management experience Experience managing spend categories that include three or more of the following: Logistics, IT Software, IT Services, Corporate Services, Marketing, Contingent labor, Facilities and Real estate, Capital Expenditure and Tail Spend (Indirect Categories)