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Supplier Risk Manager, GPO Global Supplier Management

Amazon· Global Procurement Organization (GPO) / GSM
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Nashville, TN, Arlington, VA, Bellevue, WA, Houston, TX$103.9k - $148.4kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior-level role in Global Supplier Management (GSM) within Amazon's Global Procurement Organization. Owns design, development, and operationalization of supplier risk programs and policies across a global supply chain with ~ $45B annual spend. Builds scalable risk programs, governance, analytics, and cross-functional alignment at enterprise scale.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement scalable supplier risk programs spanning financial, operational, reputational, safety, regulatory, tier-n, geopolitical, sustainability, and single/sole source risk domains
  • Develop risk scoring methodologies, segmentation frameworks, and tiered monitoring approaches aligned to supplier criticality and spend exposure
  • Build early warning systems to proactively identify emerging supplier risks before business impact occurs
  • Consolidate siloed risk management activities into a unified, governed program portfolio with defined escalation pathways, response protocols, and supplier remediation frameworks
  • Define program success metrics, reporting cadences, and escalation protocols
  • Identify and secure resource support structures — team capacity, partner ownership, technology tools, or vendor support — that enable programs to operate at scale
  • Author and maintain supplier risk management policies, standards, and procedures enabling consistent execution across all regions
  • Establish governance mechanisms to ensure policy compliance and drive continuous improvement
  • Partner with Legal, Compliance, GPO partners, and Finance to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and corporate standards
  • Own policy lifecycle management including periodic reviews, updates, and stakeholder communication
  • Collaborate with Category Managers, Supplier Performance Managers, and regional teams to embed risk considerations into sourcing decisions, business consequence decisions, and supplier lifecycle management
  • Present risk posture, program performance, and policy recommendations to senior leadership
  • Influence cross-functional partners without direct authority to adopt risk management practices and tools
  • Champion a risk-aware culture across GSM and the broader GPO
  • Lead design of data models and risk scoring methodologies integrating financial health assessments, background/suitability screening, ESG indicators, geopolitical signals, safety records, quality metrics, capacity, delivery, and other performance metrics
  • Leverage data and analytics to identify risk trends, concentration risks, and portfolio vulnerabilities
  • Drive automation and tooling improvements to increase program scalability and reduce manual effort
  • Benchmark internal practices against industry standards and implement leading-edge approaches

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, mechanical, operations, supply chain, business administration, or equivalent STEM field, or 3+ years of Amazon experience
  • Experience creating and implementing large-scale programs
  • Experience delivering results for large, cross-functional initiatives/projects
  • Experience with process improvement techniques such as Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing or Six Sigma
  • Experience communicating and presenting to senior leadership
  • Fluency in English
  • 5+ years of experience in supplier risk management, supply chain risk, procurement, compliance, or a related discipline
  • Experience with quantitative risk assessment methodologies and risk scoring frameworks

Skills

Required:Supplier risk managementProgram managementData analytics & risk scoring

Benefits

  • Base salary provided with sign-on and RSUs
  • Comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, life & AD&D options), EAP, Mental Health Support, FSAs, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off and parental leave
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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