Senior Category Manager, AIS Supply Chain/IPS

Senior Category Manager, AIS Supply Chain/IPS

Job ID: 3108596 | Amazon Data Services Ireland Limited

Amazon Web Services (AWS) delivers a reliable, scalable, and low‑cost cloud platform powering thousands of businesses worldwide. The Infrastructure Supply Chain & Procurement (ISCaP) organization drives innovative solutions to source, build, and maintain our socially responsible data center supply chains.

As a Procurement Category Manager, you will create and implement sourcing strategies for at least one complex services category, collaborate with internal business partners and suppliers to reduce risks and costs for Amazon, and develop mechanisms and metrics to hold suppliers accountable for performance and delivery. You will drive results through competitive bidding, negotiation, and data analysis, and create global Procurement processes and tools to drive innovation across teams.

Responsibilities

- Manage a complex category within the Maintenance, Repair, and Operation (MRO) domains.

- Achieve cost savings through bidding and negotiations.

- Analyze category data and metrics to drive Procurement category strategies.

- Understand trends in customer needs and concerns across categories and regions to influence priorities.

- Lead supplier selection process across multiple categories, internal teams, and regions, and create long‑term supplier selection strategies for management.

- Develop mechanisms and metrics to track supplier performance related to delivery, quality, and cost.

- Create supplier scorecards to measure and track performance.

- Lead business reviews to discuss best practices and improve supplier performance and partnership.

- Innovate within the procurement space by automating or improving tools and processes.

- Provide support throughout the contracting process and manage contracts post‑execution.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field.

- Experience in data analysis using tools such as Excel, Pivot Tables, SQL, Tableau, or equivalent.

- Experience in high‑volume manufacturing operations or sourcing environments.

- Experience with Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma methodologies.

- Experience in global supply chain management, managing cross‑functional teams in a fast‑paced consumer electronics product company.

- Experience in category management.

- Strong analytical, strategic, and global thinking skills.

- Demonstrated track record of managing multiple projects and driving them to completion.

- Results‑oriented mindset with a sense of urgency to meet customer timelines.

Preferred Qualifications

- Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or related field.

- Experience in data centers, infrastructure service providers, or related technology companies.

- Experience in negotiations with global suppliers with proven cost‑reduction track record.

- Experience in procurement practices working with engineering, supply chain, and Tier 1 OEM partners.

- Experience practicing best‑in‑class procurement processes (category management, benchmarking, should‑cost models, RFX, reverse auction, contracting, etc.).

Job Details

- Location: Dublin, Ireland (remote within Ireland)

- Department: Procurement

AWS 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 any other legally protected status. If you have a disability and need an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability.

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