Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Are you a Strategic Sourcing superstar looking to make a big impact
As Amazon rapidly becomes the worlds largest consumer of corporate services our Global Corporate Procurement team is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Specialist to join us in Arlington VA.

Strategic Sourcing Specialists working under the general direction of more senior team members manage strategic sourcing engagements as a central team supporting a wide range of Amazon and subsidiary business units.
In this pivotal role youll design innovative sourcing strategies and lead sourcing engagements across a wide range of business units. Your mission Improve performance optimize efficiency ensure topnotch quality and enable new initiatives to launch and scale with lightning speed.

Demonstrating a passionate commitment to procurement excellence you will flawlessly handle and execute sourcing initiatives communicating efficiently and effectively with stakeholders across various business units. Adept at juggling multiple priorities you will thrive in the fastpaced dynamic environment contributing to both shortterm tactical and longterm strategic efforts.

Strategic Sourcing Specialists will be considered for the Global Corporate Procurement Rotational Program. This program offers career development through exposure to multiple procurement functions. Strategic Sourcing Specialists will: gain experience in various procurement categories learn supplier risk management techniques develop contract negotiation skills build a network across the company receive mentorship from senior leaders.

Does this sound like your next great challenge If youre passionate about finding the right products goods and services at the right time from the right suppliers we want to hear from you.

Come join our fastpaced innovative team and help Amazon make history in Corporate Procurement.
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A day in the life
As a Strategic Sourcing Specialist you will support complex sourcing projects from start to finish. This will involve closely engaging with a diverse array of internal and external stakeholders to identify sourcing strategy that balances business needs effort and efficiencies.
Review spend data and market trends for key indirect spend categories
Participate in crossfunctional team meetings to align on sourcing priorities and requirements
Conduct market research and prepare RFP documents for upcoming sourcing projects
Manage the RFP process evaluate proposals negotiate commercial deal terms and contracts and create award recommendations
Contribute to the development of category management plans
Provide procurement analytics and insights to support datadriven decision making
Stay uptodate on industry trends and best practices in strategic sourcing






About the team
Key coverage areas: Marketing Professional Services Employee Services Technology Logistics Real Estate and Facilities services.

* 3 years of relevant strategic sourcing experience.
* BS/BA Degree.

3 years of indepth experience in bestinclass procurement practices (category management benchmarking shouldcost models RFX reverse auction contracting etc.).
MBA/MS degree.
Extremely customerfocused and takes the time to understand the needs of the business.
Ability to assess risk and concisely explain complex issues to principal business owners.
Experience working in a large global highly matrixed organization.
Strong analytical skills including the ability to quickly synthesize distill and draw conclusions on large amounts of disparate data.
Ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects requiring frequent communication organization time management and problemsolving skills.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.



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