APAC Sourcing Manager, Data Center Services Procurement (DCSP)

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global other words were the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers storage networking power and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and were looking for talented people who want to help.

Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion. We are seeking a Procurement professional to support the APAC data center operations space.

We are currently seeking a creative driven and forward-thinking sourcing and procurement professional to join our Data Center Services Procurement team in APAC.

This role focuses on Sourcing and onboarding suppliers in APAC for Data Centre capex procurement categories including but not limited to construction energy and water infrastructure controls professional services. The role develops and leverages market intelligence to diversify and develop our supplier base in new and existing regions within APAC to ensure a robust supply base that enables the business to scale quickly to meet our customer needs. You will create sourcing plans for each category and quickly deliver these through supplier capability reviews pre-qualification and onboarding and master contract negotiations. It is critical that you identify ways to forge partnerships with new suppliers evaluate suppliers performance against clearly defined metrics that you will develop or improve together with internal stakeholders and balance priorities of both Amazon and our suppliers to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. You will continually monitor the effectiveness of these new partnerships and take appropriate actions to ensure ongoing competitive sustainability of our supplier markets for upcoming projects.

Key job responsibilities
Understand business needs internal customers requirements and concerns across all assigned categories and then develop supplier sourcing strategies and timelines that addresses these specific business requirements for each category and country including but not limited to category-specific characteristics technical standards local country regulations local language ease of doing business with suppliers in-market and then acting as a project manager to drive to completion.
Proactively engage coordinate communicate with internal customers regularly and expeditiously on all sourcing activities.
Leverage market intelligence about the industry and supply market to identify viable suppliers for all assigned categories in existing and new regions and to continually provide actionable insights to internal customers.
Develop and implement key internal metrics/indicators to monitor and improve performance against business objectives make informed business decisions and maintain sustainable supplier pools.
Lead and manage all supplier onboarding activities including negotiation of master contract terms with new suppliers to ensure they understand Amazons business requirements.
Drive process improvement initiatives that positively impact customers stakeholders and the team. Create procedures and tools and simplify/improve those that already exist.
Some travel is required (30%)

About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS its in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (diversity) conferences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home which is why flexible work hours and arrangements are part of our culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.

- Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Business Engineering Finance or a related technical field
- Experience gathering business requirements using industry standard business intelligence tool(s) to extract data formulate metrics and build reports
- Experience driving process excellence and productivity improvement initiatives including Kaizen methodologies
- 5 years relevant experience in sourcing/procurement/supply chain in APAC countries and across diverse capex categories and project management.

- Masters degree or MBA in supply chain management operations engineering analytics or related field
- Experience creating an innovative global supply strategy for the organization resulting in a tangible benefit to the business
- Experience building measures and metrics and developing reporting solutions
- Knowledge of data center products and their global supply chains
- Six-Sigma or equivalent certification

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.