Strategic Sourcing Specialist, Global Corporate Procurement

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 our team.

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 top-notch 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 fast-paced dynamic environment contributing to both short-term tactical and long-term strategic efforts.

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 fast-paced innovative team and help Amazon make history in Corporate Procurement.
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Key job responsibilities
- Establishing strong relationships with internal business partners; building a robust understanding of strategic business direction requirements and priorities across assigned suppliers and/or spend categories.
- Supporting execution of sourcing events across all indirect spend categories
- Delivering savings and increased spend under management by driving adoption of a automated self-service sourcing technology application
- Supporting enhancements and the product development roadmap of the self-service sourcing application based upon purchasing history and stakeholder sourcing requirements
- Managing the fundamentals of sourcing and supplier engagement activities including RFx spend pattern analysis contract analysis bid evaluation negotiations and supplier consolidation.
- Working with business and finance leaders to identify and drive savings and controllership improvements focusing on total cost of ownership.
- Providing guidance to internal stakeholders on procurement strategies; maintaining procurement ethics in accordance with Amazons global policies.

3 years of supply chain management planning strategic sourcing commodity management or program management experience

Experience in strategic sourcing including vendor negotiations global contract management process improvement operational and financial analysis

Experience with spend analysis and category management across indirect spend categories

Proficiency with e-sourcing or procurement technology platforms (e.g. Coupa Ariba Fairmarkit or similar)

Bachelors degree or equivalent
Experience participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results or experience in forecasting budgeting variance analysis and interpreting financial results across multiple business areas
5 years of developing diverse supplier strategies and executing on sourcing activities experience


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 TX Austin - 84500.00 - 147900.00 USD annually