Description At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven procurement professional looking to build something new and exciting for the Global Procurement Organization (GPO). We are looking for people with a passion to innovate and become part of an exciting new team to influence more spend and delight our customers. We are seeking a leader with procurement experience to strategically source products and services for the GPO. The Site Procurement Operations (SPO) Spend Manager will coordinate with category and shared services teams across Amazon to enable and operationalize strategies with multiple strategic suppliers to delight our customers across operations. The position will partner with our stakeholders to execute category sourcing strategies, deliver savings and improve productivity for the businesses. The ideal candidate is a self-starter, and a creative, critical thinker with an intense motivation to learn. You must be an effective communicator, be able to work independently and as a leader of peers, generate high-quality work product in a collaborative, creative, ever-changing, and sometimes ambiguous environment. You must have a professional demeanor and be able to work at multiple levels in and outside the organization. Key job responsibilities - Establish category sourcing strategies, lead cross-functional strategies, negotiate with suppliers and execute contracts - Drive appropriate relationships with our suppliers, with a principal objective of achieving the optimal solution and cost of ownership that meets the business’ goals - Support a culture of continuous improvement with performance benchmarks - 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 value targets for category sourcing activities - Align with internal customers and understand the business application of the category A day in the life - Earn the trust of key stakeholders to drive alignment with the business - Execute category strategies in conjunction with internal customers to ensure there is a comprehensive, unified approach - Achieve yearly cost saving or value targets appropriate to the category - Define and report on key metrics that measure effectiveness of supply and cost - Champion standards and process improvements About the team Vision: SPO’s vision is to seamlessly integrate global procurement expertise with local insights, fostering a ‘glocal’ strategy. We will optimize our worldwide resources, understand local nuances and deliver agile and optimized solutions to our customers. By transcending borders, we will empower sustainable and profitable growth for Amazon. Mission: We maximize GPO's impact and influence as the site procurement interface to global customers through supply and quality assurance of non-inventory goods and services. Basic Qualifications - Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Business Analytics or related field - 5+ years of experience in a sourcing or supply chain management or equivalent role - Negotiation and supplier relationship experience required - English and Spanish proficiency, both written and spoken Preferred Qualifications - MBA - Lean/Six-Sigma Certification - Product Management/Retail Vendor Management experience - MS tool suite and ability to learn proprietary systems - Analytical skills, ability to distill, synthesize, and draw conclusions on large amounts of data - Portuguese proficiency, both written and spoken