Strategic Category Manager, Global Corporate Procurement
Strategic Category Manager, Global Corporate Procurement
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09-05-2025
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09-05-2025
Job Description
Amazon is seeking a Strategic Category Manager in our new Headquarters in Northern Virginia.
The Strategic Category Manager will own project and data analysis leadership in support of: indirect spend analytics and strategic sourcing pipeline development; global leadership and team reporting dashboards; and supply market intelligence and benchmarks analysis. Categories spanning: Marketing Professional Services Software and Technology HR Travel Temp Labor Construction and Facilities.
Primary responsibilities of this role will include:
Conduct category spend analysis utilizing data from Amazons spend analytics cube and external market data.
Project manage across global sourcing teams to build and maintain a robust pipeline of recommended strategic sourcing projects.
Create robust global dashboards to provide insights and recommendations to improve standardize simplify and drive strategy in the organization.
Provide guidance to internal stakeholders on procurement data tools and processes.
Strategic Category Managers have a strong bias for decisionmaking rooted in data and analytics. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a team that is having a daily impact on company success. This team will develop innovative data solutions to solve complex or ambiguous problems and scale for longterm impact.
This role will sit in our new headquarters in Northern Virginia where Amazon will invest $2.5 billion dollars occupy 4 million square feet of energy efficient office space and create at least 25000 new fulltime jobs. Our employees and the neighboring community will also benefit from the associated investments from the Commonwealth including infrastructure updates public transportation improvements and new access to Reagan National Airport.
By working together on behalf of our customers we are building the future one innovative product service and idea at a time. Are you ready to embrace the challenge Come build the future with us!
Basic qualifications
5 years of business analytics and strategic indirect sourcing experience.
Strong knowledge of data visualization tools (i.e. QuickSight Tableau or Power BI)
Knowledge of SQL Excel Macros VBAs
Preferred qualifications
Bachelors Degree.
7 years of business analytics and strategic sourcing experience preferably including 5 years in an indirect procurement function at a multinational corporation with global contracts.
Strong analytical skills and business acumen including the ability to distill synthesize and draw conclusions from large amounts of data.
Strong project leadership skills including the ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects requiring frequent communication organization and time management
Indepth understanding of complex transformation within spreadsheets containing large dataset.
Strong project leadership skills including the ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects requiring frequent communication organization and time management.
Knowledge of ETL process and scripting language such as Python
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The Strategic Category Manager will own project and data analysis leadership in support of: indirect spend analytics and strategic sourcing pipeline development; global leadership and team reporting dashboards; and supply market intelligence and benchmarks analysis. Categories spanning: Marketing Professional Services Software and Technology HR Travel Temp Labor Construction and Facilities.
Primary responsibilities of this role will include:
Conduct category spend analysis utilizing data from Amazons spend analytics cube and external market data.
Project manage across global sourcing teams to build and maintain a robust pipeline of recommended strategic sourcing projects.
Create robust global dashboards to provide insights and recommendations to improve standardize simplify and drive strategy in the organization.
Provide guidance to internal stakeholders on procurement data tools and processes.
Strategic Category Managers have a strong bias for decisionmaking rooted in data and analytics. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a team that is having a daily impact on company success. This team will develop innovative data solutions to solve complex or ambiguous problems and scale for longterm impact.
This role will sit in our new headquarters in Northern Virginia where Amazon will invest $2.5 billion dollars occupy 4 million square feet of energy efficient office space and create at least 25000 new fulltime jobs. Our employees and the neighboring community will also benefit from the associated investments from the Commonwealth including infrastructure updates public transportation improvements and new access to Reagan National Airport.
By working together on behalf of our customers we are building the future one innovative product service and idea at a time. Are you ready to embrace the challenge Come build the future with us!
Basic qualifications
5 years of business analytics and strategic indirect sourcing experience.
Strong knowledge of data visualization tools (i.e. QuickSight Tableau or Power BI)
Knowledge of SQL Excel Macros VBAs
Preferred qualifications
Bachelors Degree.
7 years of business analytics and strategic sourcing experience preferably including 5 years in an indirect procurement function at a multinational corporation with global contracts.
Strong analytical skills and business acumen including the ability to distill synthesize and draw conclusions from large amounts of data.
Strong project leadership skills including the ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects requiring frequent communication organization and time management
Indepth understanding of complex transformation within spreadsheets containing large dataset.
Strong project leadership skills including the ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects requiring frequent communication organization and time management.
Knowledge of ETL process and scripting language such as Python
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
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