Procurement Manager Jobs in Austin, TX

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AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

We are looking for a results-oriented individual to support AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS)'s Power and Cooling (PAC) sourcing requirements for mission critical equipment and manufacturing for AWS data centers.
Our AWS Procurement team is looking for a results-oriented individual to assume responsibility in our Procurement Operations Center to drive standard process for RFQ (Request for Quote) for capital equipment, Change order management, budget approvals and supplier qualification related to our growing Infrastructure. Wiki - https://w.amazon.com/bin/view/ISCaP/ISCaP_Power_and_Cooling/PAC_Procurement_Ops

Key job responsibilities
As a Procurement and Submittals Manager, you will:

• Generate RFQ (Request for Quote) according to forecasted demand
• Manage the End-to-End Purchase Order (PO) change management process
• Manage the funding reallocation process to enable issuance of PO
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to drive change management
• Proactively communicate risks and issues to key stakeholders and recommend mitigations
• Develop Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) and track progress against goals
• Develop new processes for supplier qualification and onboarding
• Adapt to a fast paced, constantly changing environment
• Manage internal and external stakeholder communication, and provide status updates on projects and deliverables related to supplier technical drawing and specification approval activities.
• Track the supplier drawing and specification approval life cycle to secure design approvals in a timely manner.
• Manage supplier performance as it relates to supplier technical drawing and specification approvals.
• Monitor existing metrics as well as develop and propose new metrics to provide actionable data to critical business stakeholders as it relates to supplier drawing and specification approval process management.
• Support suppliers and internal stakeholders involved in the construction and commissioning of various systems including medium and low voltage power systems, Generators, UPS, HVAC and transformers.
• Required Travel: Approx. 5% of the time.

A day in the life

• Drive supply chain and procurement improvement initiatives to simplify, automate, and scale processes and reduce SLAs
• Collect data and present metrics to influence functional improvement plans
• Influence the change order management process, supplier qualification and process automation in ways that are mutually beneficial and sustainable for all cross-functional teams
• Having weekly sync with Vendors, Engineers, Construction managers, and many others
• Composing reports and analyzing metrics, and reporting out on Key Performance Indicators
• Pursuing initiatives to standardize and improve work processes
• Troubleshooting ad-hoc issues and doing all that's necessary to unblock the submittals approval process including fielding escalations

About the team
*Why AWS*
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*Diverse Experiences*
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*Work/Life Balance*
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*Inclusive Team Culture*
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*Mentorship and Career Growth*
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