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As we rapidly become the world's largest consumer of corporate services in many categories, the Global Corporate Procurement team is seeking a Global Strategic Sourcing Manager to join our team. Are you looking to create and communicate a bold direction that inspires results? Do you think differently and look around corners for ways to serve customers? Are you passionate about finding the right products, goods and services, at the right time, from the right suppliers? Are you right a lot and looking for an opportunity to raise the bar? Global Strategic Sourcing Managers design strategic sourcing strategies and lead engagements across a wide range of business units to improve performance, optimize efficiency, ensure high quality, and enable new initiatives to launch and scale rapidly. GSSMs think long term and act on behalf of the entire company. Every day is Day One at Amazon, where our goal is to leverage suppliers to make better, do better, and be better for our customers, our employees, our partners, and the world at large. GSSMs routinely interact with C-level supplier executives and advise senior Amazon leaders on innovative sourcing strategies and solutions that create sustainable, long-term return on investment. GSSMs are highly effective communicators, who are comfortable selling the value of strategic sourcing to internal clients across lines of business. Categories under management for this role include: Real Estate & Facilities including Design & Construction, Integrated Facilities Management, and associated Hard/Soft Services (Food & Beverage, Janitorial, Mail room, MRO, Transportation, etc.); however, we often source items beyond the aforementioned. Key job responsibilities This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a team that has a meaningful, measurable impact on company success. Primary responsibilities of this role: Able to dive deep across multiple business lines who use similar categories and commodities to leverage our supplier base to optimize performance, quality, efficiency, and cost Earn trust with internal business partners; establish enduring relationship, build a robust understanding of commodities, strategic business direction, requirements and priorities across suppliers and/or spend categories Develop global sourcing strategies to deliver against business plans, goals and objectives for internal clients Evaluate supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using industry cost models and benchmarking analysis; leveraging key-insights to inform and support the Strategic Sourcing strategy development process Drive results by leveraging RFx, spend pattern analysis, contract analysis, bid evaluation, negotiations, and supplier consolidation Work with business and finance leaders to identify and drive savings and controllership improvements, optimizing the return on investment and total cost of ownership Serve as an advisor, facilitator, and educator to internal stakeholders on developing and executing sourcing strategies Engage the appropriate subject matter experts, including Legal, Tax, Risk, and Information Security, to evaluate and develop strategies to mitigate third party risk Basic Qualifications Experience in an indirect procurement function at a multinational corporation Experience managing spend categories that include three or more of the following: IT Software, IT Services, Corporate Services, Marketing, Contingent labor, Facilities and Real estate, Capital Expenditure and Tail Spend (Indirect Categories) Experience with practicing best-in-class procurement processes (category management, benchmarking, should-cost models, RFX, reverse auction, contracting, etc.) Bachelor's degree, or BS degree 5+ years of relevant strategic sourcing including vendor negotiations, global contract management, process improvement, operational and financial analysis experience Preferred Qualifications MBA, or Bachelor's degree in management, business administration, economics, engineering, marketing 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 Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit ********************************************************* for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $136,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $203,700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit ******************************************************** This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.