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Strategic Sourcing Manager - Logistics, Global Corporate Procurement

Amazon· Procurement
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Arlington, VA$136.9k - $185.2kFull-timePosted yesterday

About the role

Strategic Sourcing Manager for Logistics within Amazon's Global Corporate Procurement, owning complex spend categories, developing global sourcing strategies, and leading cross-regional sourcing initiatives with a data-driven approach to deliver cost savings and value beyond cost.

Responsibilities

  • Owning one or more complex (sub-)categories across multiple business units and/or regions, developing and executing (sub-)category strategies
  • Developing global sourcing strategies to deliver against business objectives for internal clients, and achieving sustainable relationships with suppliers
  • Managing categories in markets with limited competition and limited pricing transparency, proactively identifying and mitigating supplier, commercial, and ESG risk
  • Evaluating supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using industry cost models and bench-marking analysis
  • Managing the fundamentals of sourcing and supplier engagement activities, including RFx, spend pattern analysis, contract analysis, bid evaluation, negotiations, and supplier consolidation
  • Leading transformational sourcing projects with complex, global scope, coordinating work across team members and regions
  • Working with business and finance leaders to identify and drive savings and controllership improvements, focusing on total cost of ownership, and value creation beyond cost savings
  • Presenting sourcing strategies, recommendations, and decisions to senior leaders up to three levels above you
  • Contributing inputs to annual and long-range operating plans (OP1, OP2, and three-year forecast)
  • Providing guidance to internal stakeholders on procurement processes and maintaining procurement ethics in accordance with Amazon's global policies
  • Preparing and holding business reviews with stakeholders to review vendor performance, future opportunities, and/or challenges
  • Mentoring and sharing best practices with sourcing peers across the global team

Qualifications

  • Experience with practicing best-in-class procurement processes (category management, benchmarking, should-cost models, RFX, reverse auction, contracting, etc.)
  • 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)
  • 5+ years of relevant strategic sourcing and category management in categories such as professional services, support or maintenance spend, supply chain, forecasting, manufacturing, sourcing/procurement, or vendor management experience

Skills

Required:Procurement processesSourcing category management

Benefits

  • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
  • Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans
  • EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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