Description Want to help accelerate Amazon’s energy transition to net-zero carbon emissions for a better world? Join our team that procures low-cost, sustainable and reliable energy for Worldwide Amazon Stores Operations to help meet Amazon's climate pledge goals. At Amazon, more than ever, our customers desire value, selection, convenience and sustainable products. We source the energy powering our operations that makes all this possible to delight our customers! We are seeking a leader with procurement experience to strategically source products and services for our global fulfillment and transportation operations (Worldwide Amazon Stores). This leader will coordinate with several teams across Amazon and will interact with our most important suppliers to satisfy internal customer requirements. Partnering with multiple teams, this role involves developing and executing category sourcing strategies, delivering lower cost and carbon while improving operations productivity. Key job responsibilities - Establish category sourcing strategies, lead cross-functional strategic sourcing teams, negotiate with suppliers and execute contracts to optimize Amazon’s competitive position - Drive appropriate relationships with category suppliers, with a principal objective of achieving the optimal solution and cost of ownership that meets the business’ goals supported by a culture of continuous improvement with performance benchmarks in use - Manage category suppliers to proactively identify, monitor and optimize opportunities - Act as a market intelligence provider regarding categories; anticipate strategic opportunities and keep key stakeholders informed - Drive category suppliers in supplier relationship management activities to mitigate risk, improve performance and add value to Amazon - Identify, achieve and report on savings and sustainability value targets for category sourcing activities - Align with internal customers and understand the business application of the category - Build the category metrics model based on input from the category team to track and monitor performance to the category strategy; measure actual vs planned savings and advise team of trends, escalate issues and own action plans A day in the life - You will source innovative and market leading energy storage solutions that collect and save renewable energy to help support decarbonization of electricity grids and our buildings, improve grid reliability and deliver lower cost to serve our operations. - You will focus on deep diving categories to unlock value and help deploy emerging technologies at scale for our operations - You will collaborate to seek inputs and manage outputs from our external suppliers as well as internal partners across Worldwide Operations, Engineering Services, Reliability & Maintenance Engineering, Sustainability, Workplace Health & Safety and Finance - You may have to adapt and sometimes take different roles from strategy development to project management to rapidly meet customer needs About the team Our global category management team procures low-cost, sustainable and reliable energy solutions enabling Amazon’s fulfillment and transportation operations to delight customers. These solutions primarily include electric/gas utilities, renewable energy and storage, hydrogen infrastructure and fuel cells, microgrids and energy audit services. Our team's vision is to accelerate Amazon’s energy transition to net-zero carbon emissions for a better world by executing robust category strategies and innovating relentlessly on supply chain cost and quality. We are customer-first, love data and innovate fearlessly. We believe in strategic partnerships and an inclusive mindset to unlock and execute the best ideas. Basic Qualifications - 3+ years of relevant strategic sourcing and category management in indirect categories such as professional services, support or maintenance spend, supply chain, forecasting, manufacturing, sourcing/procurement, or vendor management experience - 2+ years of working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams experience - Bachelor's degree - Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL - Experience being responsible/leading large and complex negotiations Preferred Qualifications - 3+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience - Experience building processes, project management, and schedules - Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization - Experience of Six Sigma/ Lean analytical techniques Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, 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 https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $77,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $141,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.