Job Description: As a Sr. Procurement Program Manager you will play a pivotal role in driving global procurement excellence by leading cross-functional programs and initiatives across multiple pillars. You will be responsible for delivering operational efficiency sustainability safety risk management diversity and compliance objectives while aligning with Global Procurement Organization (GPO) priorities. This role requires a strategic thinker with exceptional leadership problem-solving and stakeholder management skills to deliver measurable value and enhance procurement performance globally.
Key job responsibilities Program Leadership & Continuous Improvement:
- Lead global GPO goals and cross-functional programs to drive operational efficiency sustainability safety risk diversity and compliance in alignment with GPO pillars. - Develop and implement strategic initiatives that deliver procurement value including sourcing activities (25-30% of time).
Reporting & Risk Management:
- Establish robust reporting mechanisms to track project progress performance and business metrics for senior leadership. - Proactively identify risks issues and mitigation plans to ensure successful program delivery.
Stakeholder Engagement & Escalation Management:
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders including Global Engineering Services and Global Procurement Organization. - Provide fast responsive support to resolve escalations from senior leadership owning issues end-to-end to drive resolution.
Operational Excellence:
- Enhance operational performance across all programs by collaborating closely with stakeholders and embedding best practices. - Establish clear business goals success metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure program impact.
Team Development & Best Practices:
- Provide guidance coaching and support to Category teams to ensure adoption of best practice processes tools and methodologies. - Foster a culture of innovation collaboration and continuous learning within the procurement function.
- 5 years of program or project management experience - 5 years of supply chain experience - Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements - Experience owning program strategy end to end delivery and communicating results to senior leadership - Bachelors degree
- 2 years of driving process improvements experience - Masters degree or MBA in business operations human resources adult education organizational development instructional design or related field
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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