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Description

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re 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 we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll 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 you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the leader in cloud computing and is a growing business unit within Amazon.com that provides a broad set of infrastructure services including computing power, storage options, networking and databases available on demand. Data Center Sourcing and Procurement (DCSP) supports Data Center Global Services in obtaining the best services at the lowest costs, manages the full “Supplier Lifecycle” including Strategic Sourcing and Intake, Onboarding, Solicitations, Spending and Transaction Policy (S&TP) Compliance, Contract Management, Supplier Development, and portions of requisitioning and payment operations.

We are seeking a Buyer to support the Americas data center construction space.

As a Buyer with DCSP, you will work with the category manager in creating and supporting vendor qualifications, request for proposals, data analysis, vendor performance dashboards for construction, due diligence, engineering services categories. You will also provide input on procurement processes and tools to help identify tools to increase efficiencies and enable innovation across teams. The ideal candidate must be collaborative, but also work with autonomy. To be successful in this role you must be highly analytical; think strategically; have a sense of urgency to meet customer timelines; exhibit an intense curiosity and learning drive, succeed in a fast-paced environment; engage key stakeholders where needed; and have a high level of customer focus. Also, you must have a demonstrated track record of managing multiple projects and driving them to completion to meet business objectives. It will be critical to embrace and model Amazon’s Leadership Principles and have an entrepreneurial spirit with a “get it done” mentality.

Key job responsibilities

• Provide procurement operations support for the data center, including supplier management (goods and services), inventory management, and procurement transaction and expediting support.

• Manage the supplier onboarding and qualification process.

PO Issuance: Lead end to end PO issuance process. Works with internal stakeholders to align on delivery timeline, funding and approvals to issue purchase orders to material suppliers.

• Managing Delivery: Oversees on-time delivery of awarded material to corresponding site locations.

• Escalation: Serves as escalation point of contact when material is delayed and works with external suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure quality.

• Manage KPI to measure, control and benchmark procurement processes including creation of recurring metrics reports to drive improvements for the Operations network.

• Align with internal customers, Finance and Procurement Operations to understand budgetary targets by building and develop methods of measuring and defining savings, value and other category metrics.

• Work in partnership both internally and with suppliers to develop innovative solutions to provide Procurement support to the Operations network.

• Develop and implement ways to measure suppliers to drive continuous performance improvement on behalf of Amazon

• Partner with AP, Suppliers and various internal teams to ensure timely resolution of vendor payment issues.

About the team

Why AWS

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

Diverse Experiences

Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

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 we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s 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 (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree

• Basic qualifications

• · Completed Bachelor’s Degree or Associate Degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Engineering.

• · Experience using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and analytical platforms.

• · Supplier/ vendor relationship management experience

• · English knowledge in an intermediate level. Please submit your resume in English

Preferred Qualifications

• • Experience in Procurement, Buying, Planning or Manufacture.