Senior Category Manger, Power and Utilities, Global Procurement Organization (GPO)

DESCRIPTION

We're electrifying our global Customer Fulfillment network and we need a strategic leader to make it happen. As Senior Category Manager for EV Infrastructure, you'll shape how Amazon sources, builds, and scales charging solutions worldwide.

You'll own and execute category sourcing strategies across a global portfolio, partnering with cross functional teams and top-tier suppliers to drive meaningful savings and productivity improvements at scale. It's your chance to accelerate Amazon's Climate Pledge and help build the infrastructure behind one of the largest EV fleets on the planet.

Key job responsibilities

Lead category sourcing strategies and execute contracts that strengthen Amazon's competitive position

Negotiate with suppliers to achieve optimal total cost of ownership

Drive continuous improvement through performance benchmarks and supplier relationship management

Serve as the category's market intelligence expert identify opportunities, mitigate risk

Own savings and sustainability targets; report progress against goals

Build and maintain category metrics to track performance vs. plan; escalate and action gaps

Engage and influence senior stakeholders across Operations, Engineering, Sustainability, Finance, and Legal to align sourcing strategies with business needs

Drive value engineering initiatives with suppliers to optimize specifications, reduce cost, and improve long-term performance

Manage category strategies across multiple regions, ensuring global consistency and local compliance

Evaluate emerging EV technologies and suppliers to keep Amazon's infrastructure ahead of the market

Partner with program teams to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery of installation projects

A day in the life

No two days look the same. You'll collaborate with cross-functional partners, Operations, Engineering, Sustainability, Finance, and Program teams while managing outputs from external suppliers. One morning you're leading a supplier negotiation; by afternoon, you're deep-diving category data to unlock value and deploy services at scale.

You'll shift between strategic procurement, planning and project management to rapidly meet evolving customer needs. If you thrive in ambiguity, enjoy building from scratch, and want to own a category shaping sustainable logistics, this is your day.

About the team

The Power & Utilities team owns the sourcing and deployment of critical energy infrastructure EV Charging, Renewables & Storage, Power Infrastructure, and Utilities Supply enabling Operations to run, grow, and decarbonize at scale.

You'll have autonomy to innovate and deliver approaches that impact both the bottom and top line. We move fast, every day is day one. You'll be surrounded by inspiring, diverse individuals with varied professional backgrounds and actively supported to grow through lateral, geographical, or functional moves.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

Experience being responsible/leading large and complex negotiations

Experience in supply chain

Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements

Experience in complex problem solving, and working in a tight schedule environment

Master's degree, or Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related technical or quantitative field

Experience owning procurement/sourcing strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field

Experience leading process improvements

Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization

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