Strategic Sourcing Manager, Global Corporate Procurement

Strategic Sourcing Manager, Global Corporate Procurement Job ID: 10413524 | Amazon.com Services LLC Join our Global Corporate Procurement team and shape how we source the products, services, and solutions that power Amazon's operations worldwide. As a Global Strategic Sourcing Manager, you'll partner with senior leaders across the company to develop innovative sourcing strategies that drive measurable impact on our business, reduce costs, and enable our teams to scale rapidly. Key Responsibilities Develop and execute global sourcing strategies that align with business plans, goals, and objectives across multiple business lines and spend categories, leveraging supplier relationships to optimize performance, quality, efficiency, and cost. Build and maintain trusted partnerships with internal business leaders and external suppliers by establishing enduring relationships, developing deep commodity knowledge, and understanding strategic priorities and requirements across the organization. Conduct competitive analysis and supplier evaluation using industry cost models, benchmarking data, and spend pattern analysis to inform sourcing strategy development and identify opportunities for optimization. Drive sourcing outcomes through the strategic use of requests for proposals, bid evaluation, contract analysis, negotiations, and supplier consolidation to deliver measurable results and value. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including business, finance, Legal, Tax, Risk, and Information Security to identify savings opportunities, mitigate third‑party risks, and optimize total cost of ownership and return on investment. A Day in the Life Within this role you will focus on developing and executing strategic sourcing initiatives across categories such as Real Estate & Facilities, Design & Construction, Integrated Facilities Management, and associated services. Your day may begin with analyzing spend patterns and supplier performance data to identify optimization opportunities, followed by meetings with internal business partners to understand their evolving needs and priorities. You will spend time evaluating supplier capabilities and competitive positioning using industry benchmarking and cost models to inform your strategy development. Collaboration is central to your work—you will engage with Legal, Tax, Risk, and Information Security teams to assess third‑party risks and develop mitigation strategies. You will also facilitate negotiations, conduct bid evaluations, and work with finance leaders to quantify savings and return on investment. Throughout the day you serve as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, helping them understand how strategic sourcing can solve their business challenges and support their goals. Basic Qualifications Experience in an indirect procurement function at a multinational corporation. 5+ years of relevant strategic sourcing including vendor negotiations, global contract management, process improvement, operational and financial analysis. 5+ years of experience managing spend categories in Real Estate & Facilities including Design & Construction, Integrated Facilities Management, and associated Hard/Soft Services (Food & Beverage, Janitorial, Mail room, MRO, Transportation). Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's degree or Master's degree. Experience translating customer needs into business requirements. Ability to assess risk and concisely explain complex issues to principal business owners. Strong analytical skills, including the ability to quickly synthesize, distill and draw conclusions on large amounts of disparate data. Ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects requiring frequent communication, organization, time management, and problem‑solving skills. Salary and Location: USA, VA, Arlington – $136,900.00 – $185,200.00 USD annually. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, dental, vision, prescription, basic life & AD&D insurance, supplemental life plans, Employee Assistance Program, mental health support, medical advice line, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. #J-18808-Ljbffr