Global Category Manager, Indirect Procurement, Project Kuiper
Job Description
Project Kuiper is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.Key job responsibilities• Work with a range of stakeholders including business leaders, engineering leaders, legal, program management, and supply chain to negotiate a variety of agreements and contracts including term sheets, Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs), Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDAs), Statement of Work (SOWs), development agreements, purchase agreements, and others.• Analyze industry trends and evolving technology to proactively identify opportunities to reduce cost, minimize risk, protect continuity of supply, and exploit industry developments that benefit Amazon’s customers• Influence suppliers' manufacturing processes, technology decisions, and policies in ways that are mutually beneficial and sustainable for both organizations• Prioritize projects and activities to deliver maximum cost reductions and reliable supply• Manage cross-functional projects against plans and objectives to meet commitments and goals• Effectively lead cross-functional meetings with clear document writing, agenda creation, note capture and follow-up activity coordination• Identify Indirect procurement requests issues and collaborate with partners to proactively drive improvements. A day in the lifeThe Kuiper team is looking for a global Indirect category sourcing leader to support business and engineering stakeholders in selecting, developing and managing business relationships with critical technology and services suppliers.The ideal candidate will have a successful track record developing and executing strategy, negotiating master agreements and statements of work, and managing supplier performance. Experience working in new and ambiguous environments while solving complex problems with a broad range of cross functional stakeholders will be an advantage.About the teamHere at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious and earn trust.
Locations
- United States, WA, Bellevue, Bellevue, WA, United States
Salary
Salary not disclosed
Estimated Salary Rangehigh confidence
150,000 - 250,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of program or project management experienceintermediate
- 5+ years of negotiations/cost savings, supplier excellence, and risk mitigation experienceintermediate
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvementsintermediate
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadershipintermediate
- 5+ years of driving process improvements experienceintermediate
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of program or project management experience (experience, 5 years)
- 5+ years of negotiations/cost savings, supplier excellence, and risk mitigation experience (experience, 5 years)
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements (experience)
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership (experience)
- 5+ years of driving process improvements experience (experience, 5 years)
Preferred Qualifications
- 2+ years of driving process improvements experience (experience, 2 years)
- Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field (degree in mba in business)
- 3+ years of change management experience (experience, 3 years)
- Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $133,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $220,200/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 https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site. (experience)
Responsibilities
- • Work with a range of stakeholders including business leaders, engineering leaders, legal, program management, and supply chain to negotiate a variety of agreements and contracts including term sheets, Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs), Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDAs), Statement of Work (SOWs), development agreements, purchase agreements, and others.
- • Analyze industry trends and evolving technology to proactively identify opportunities to reduce cost, minimize risk, protect continuity of supply, and exploit industry developments that benefit Amazon’s customers
- • Influence suppliers' manufacturing processes, technology decisions, and policies in ways that are mutually beneficial and sustainable for both organizations
- • Prioritize projects and activities to deliver maximum cost reductions and reliable supply
- • Manage cross-functional projects against plans and objectives to meet commitments and goals
- • Effectively lead cross-functional meetings with clear document writing, agenda creation, note capture and follow-up activity coordination
- • Identify Indirect procurement requests issues and collaborate with partners to proactively drive improvements.
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Global Category Manager, Indirect Procurement, Project Kuiper
Job Description
Project Kuiper is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.Key job responsibilities• Work with a range of stakeholders including business leaders, engineering leaders, legal, program management, and supply chain to negotiate a variety of agreements and contracts including term sheets, Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs), Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDAs), Statement of Work (SOWs), development agreements, purchase agreements, and others.• Analyze industry trends and evolving technology to proactively identify opportunities to reduce cost, minimize risk, protect continuity of supply, and exploit industry developments that benefit Amazon’s customers• Influence suppliers' manufacturing processes, technology decisions, and policies in ways that are mutually beneficial and sustainable for both organizations• Prioritize projects and activities to deliver maximum cost reductions and reliable supply• Manage cross-functional projects against plans and objectives to meet commitments and goals• Effectively lead cross-functional meetings with clear document writing, agenda creation, note capture and follow-up activity coordination• Identify Indirect procurement requests issues and collaborate with partners to proactively drive improvements. A day in the lifeThe Kuiper team is looking for a global Indirect category sourcing leader to support business and engineering stakeholders in selecting, developing and managing business relationships with critical technology and services suppliers.The ideal candidate will have a successful track record developing and executing strategy, negotiating master agreements and statements of work, and managing supplier performance. Experience working in new and ambiguous environments while solving complex problems with a broad range of cross functional stakeholders will be an advantage.About the teamHere at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious and earn trust.
Locations
- United States, WA, Bellevue, Bellevue, WA, United States
Salary
Salary not disclosed
Estimated Salary Rangehigh confidence
150,000 - 250,000 USD / yearly
Source: ai estimated
* This is an estimated range based on market data and may vary based on experience and qualifications.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of program or project management experienceintermediate
- 5+ years of negotiations/cost savings, supplier excellence, and risk mitigation experienceintermediate
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvementsintermediate
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadershipintermediate
- 5+ years of driving process improvements experienceintermediate
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of program or project management experience (experience, 5 years)
- 5+ years of negotiations/cost savings, supplier excellence, and risk mitigation experience (experience, 5 years)
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements (experience)
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership (experience)
- 5+ years of driving process improvements experience (experience, 5 years)
Preferred Qualifications
- 2+ years of driving process improvements experience (experience, 2 years)
- Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field (degree in mba in business)
- 3+ years of change management experience (experience, 3 years)
- Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $133,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $220,200/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 https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site. (experience)
Responsibilities
- • Work with a range of stakeholders including business leaders, engineering leaders, legal, program management, and supply chain to negotiate a variety of agreements and contracts including term sheets, Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs), Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDAs), Statement of Work (SOWs), development agreements, purchase agreements, and others.
- • Analyze industry trends and evolving technology to proactively identify opportunities to reduce cost, minimize risk, protect continuity of supply, and exploit industry developments that benefit Amazon’s customers
- • Influence suppliers' manufacturing processes, technology decisions, and policies in ways that are mutually beneficial and sustainable for both organizations
- • Prioritize projects and activities to deliver maximum cost reductions and reliable supply
- • Manage cross-functional projects against plans and objectives to meet commitments and goals
- • Effectively lead cross-functional meetings with clear document writing, agenda creation, note capture and follow-up activity coordination
- • Identify Indirect procurement requests issues and collaborate with partners to proactively drive improvements.