Category Manager, IAS & Consulting - Professional Services Global Procurement Operations (GPO)

Category Manager for IAS & Consulting - Professional Services – Global Procurement Organization. This is a key global role responsible for managing the procurement of services, serving Amazon's operations and internal customers (EPR and Installation & Assembly Services across different business units). This global role manages significant spend of approximately $130M across 32 countries, covering all Amazon business lines. The Category Manager manages top suppliers and partners with key internal customers, with high visibility to the business units in scope and GPO Leadership. Key job responsibilities The IAS - Consulting & Professional Services portfolio is complex and diversified, requiring close cooperation with multiple supplier types. The role plays an important part in optimizing OPEX spending by driving Cost Reduction and Cost Avoidance. - Supporting and implementing the sourcing strategy for consulting and professional services, including direct sourcing from providers and specialized vendors. - Drive Supplier sourcing, award, contracting and ongoing support until project delivery, while maintaining commercial relationships with suppliers, with a principal objective of achieving optimal cost and performance. - Negotiating contracts with suppliers, contributing to process improvement and catalog optimization. - Supporting Supply Chain Risk Assessments for professional services with newly awarded providers for greenfield sites or newly onboarded programs. - Developing AI tools to optimize procurement activities for professional services. - Monitoring supplier performance against KPIs and SLAs. A day in the life Engage with stakeholders and influence business decisions Explore the Consulting & Professional Services market to find the optimal suppliers. You will focus on deep diving categories to unlock value and help deploy emerging technologies at scale for Operations Autonomy to innovate and deliver new approaches that impact the bottom and the top line.

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