Amazon.com Services LLC

Procurement, Internal Procurement, finance

StrategicSourcingSpecialist,GlobalCorporateProcurement(GCP)

$85–148k Seattle, Washington, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Strategic Sourcing Specialist, Global Corporate Procurement (GCP) at Amazon.com Services LLC. Skills: Strategic sourcing, Category management, Vendor management, Negotiation. Support complex sourcing projects. Engage with stakeholders”

What You'll Achieve.

Drive cost efficiencies; Scale quickly; Improve performance; Optimize efficiency; Ensure top-notch quality; Enable new initiatives to launch; Enable new initiatives to scale

Industry & Context.

Procurement, Internal Procurement, finance
Problems you'll solve

Problem-solving skills; Ambiguity

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years strategic sourcing, 5+ years category management, 5+ years indirect categories, 5+ years professional services, 5+ years support or maintenance spend, 5+ years supply chain, 5+ years forecasting, 5+ years manufacturing, 5+ years sourcing/procurement, 5+ years vendor management

Nice to Have

MBA degree, MS degree, Best-in-class procurement processes, Category management experience, Benchmarking experience, Should-cost models experience, RFX experience, Reverse auction experience, Contracting experience, Building and managing a team, Understanding business needs, Translating needs into solutions, Drafting legal terms, Negotiating legal terms, Leading large negotiations, Leading complex negotiations, Assessing risk, Explaining complex issues, Analytical skills, Synthesize data, Distill data, Draw conclusions from data, Manage multiple projects, Frequent communication, Organization skills, Time management skills, Problem-solving skills

What You'll Do.

Support complex sourcing projects

Engage with stakeholders

Identify sourcing strategy

Identify new internal customers

Identify sourcing opportunities

Review contract pipelines

Contribute to team meetings

Align on requirements

Contribute to customer management

Contribute to vendor management

Develop category plans

Develop vendor management plans

Implement Procure-to-Pay best practices

Work with stakeholders

Ensure products meet needs

Ensure services meet needs

Conduct market research

Prepare RFP documents

Negotiate commercial deal terms

Create award recommendations

Provide procurement analytics

Provide procurement insights

Support data-driven decision making

Stay up-to-date on industry trends

Stay up-to-date on best practices

Identify associated risks

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional team meetings; Business leaders; Finance leaders; Legal leaders; Engineers; Scientists; Technical stakeholders; Leadership

Communication Scope

Oral communication; Written communication

Process & Methodology

Sourcing engagements, Sourcing initiatives

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