Employer: Amazon.com Services LLC Position: Principal, Supply Chain - AMZ15471.9 Location: Austin, TX Multiple Positions Available: 1. Manage strategic programs that span across Amazon’s entire supply chain. 2. Build strong partnership with operations field leaders to identify impact of new business initiatives in operations and successfully integrate and deploy them onsite. 3. Conduct strategic, quantitative and deep-dive data/information analytics to lead the development, execution, implementation and support of innovative programs, process/road maps, frameworks and objectives that expands global infrastructure operations, procurement controls, and inventory management systems 4. Leads the development of comprehensive sourcing strategy, standardizes end to end Request for Proposal (RFP) to Purchase Order (PO) process, cost inputs and final selection. 5. Identify current state by coordinating across organizations to identify paths toward desired end-state and developing appropriate actionable plans 6. Provide sourcing governance to include development of guidelines, policies, procedures and training to ensure end-user adherence to tool work flows and ensuring information integrity 7. Conduct analysis and assessment of tools data and information integrity, deep dive into root cause and develop action plan to cleanse current information and process to address work flow gaps and leverage data into actionable information and metrics 8. Provide governance and leadership in development of consistent definitions and metrics so as to create actionable, information-rich metrics packages and dashboards 9. Work with local teams and business partners to create and execute action plans to improve sourcing strategies and spares inventory utilization efficiency 10. Provide sourcing business decision support and participate/lead special project 11. Develop strategic relationships cross company to ensure optimal use of resources 12. Innovate within the space creating, automating or improving tools or processes that support better management of vendors and associated spend 13. Work with colleagues to report vendor metrics, identify and develop additional or improved metrics to assess and measure vendor performance and effectiveness 14. Partner with various operations and key internal stakeholders to support new business initiatives 15. Guide the direction of procurement activities, and improve the supply chain with the latest internal and external information 16. Present detailed data-driven business reviews to the senior management team, focused on measuring the impact and performance to create revolutionary supply chains. 17. Domestic and international travel required up to 20% of the time. (40 hours / week, 8:00am-5:00pm, Salary Range $143707 - $193200) Amazon.com is an Equal Opportunity – Affirmative Action Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation #0000 Basic qualifications A Master’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain, or a related discipline and 2 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation. In the alternative, employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain, or a related discipline followed by 5 years of progressively responsible post-baccalaureate experience in project or program management. Experience must include: 1. 2 years of experience in analyzing cost/benefit of projects. 2. 2 years of experience in procurement or purchasing 3. 2 years of experience in advanced data analysis skills and the ability to extract and synthesize data. 4. 2 years of experience in leading and supporting across geographies #0000 Preferred qualifications All applicants must meet all the above listed requirements. 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 https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.