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Program Manager III, Strategy & Innovation, Global Procurement Organization (GPO)

Amazon.com Inc

  • Bellevue, WA
  • 30+ days ago

    Highlights

    Build and execute global launch strategies for new programs and processes, collaborating cross-functionally with technical and non-technical teams while managing stakeholder expectations at all levels including executive leadership. The Global Procurement Strategy & Innovation (GPSI) internal business operations team builds the operational backbone of Global Procurement Organization (GPO) by enabling data-driven decisions, strengthening governance, and enhancing engagement.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationBellevue, WA
    IndustryRetail
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Year Founded1994
    Websitehttp://Amazon.com/militaryroles

    Description

    Are you ready to shape the operational backbone of Amazon"s Global Procurement Organization? We"re seeking a Program Manager III to execute the framework and governance that delivers our large-scale, cross-collaboration strategic initiatives. In this role, you"ll drive project performance enhancements and process optimization while partnering with leaders, sponsors, and stakeholders across all organizational levels to realize comprehensive global improvement strategies aligned with business objectives.

    You"ll collaborate with Global Procurement Organization Pillar business strategy & execution leaders to ensure successful project outcomes that enable the delivery of our vision and strategic imperatives. This position offers the opportunity to work on complex, high-impact programs that span geographies and organizations, using performance improvement methodologies, root cause analysis, and change management to drive meaningful results. If you excel at problem-solving, communication, and collaboration while managing multiple complex projects to successful completion, this role is for you.

    Key job responsibilities

    • Manage the lifecycle of complex cross-functional programs with considerable impact, overseeing strategic initiatives across Global Procurement Organization pillars from concept through execution
    • Drive process improvement initiatives by streamlining operations, implementing data-driven enhancements, and developing performance metrics and key performance indicators to measure success
    • Partner with Global Procurement Organization leaders and business strategy & execution leaders to ensure program alignment with organizational objectives, regularly reviewing metrics and proactively seeking improved visibility mechanisms
    • Build and execute global launch strategies for new programs and processes, collaborating cross-functionally with technical and non-technical teams while managing stakeholder expectations at all levels including executive leadership
    • Identify and proactively mitigate program risks before they become roadblocks, making smart trade-offs between time, effort, and deliverables while driving consensus across teams to achieve project goals

    A day in the life

    Your day involves managing large-scale global initiatives from strategy through execution. You"ll analyze data and metrics to develop key performance indicators and make informed decisions that drive improvements. You"ll present insights and recommendations to senior leadership, articulating tradeoffs and communicating program strategy effectively. You"ll build new complex cross-functional programs from the ground up, navigating between technical and non-technical audiences while ensuring alignment across organizational boundaries. This role includes approximately 30% travel to collaborate with global teams and stakeholders.

    About the team

    The Global Procurement Strategy & Innovation (GPSI) internal business operations team builds the operational backbone of Global Procurement Organization (GPO) by enabling data-driven decisions, strengthening governance, and enhancing engagement. Our team focuses on executing the frameworks and processes that allow the GPO to deliver on its strategic imperatives while maintaining operational excellence. We collaborate across pillars and geographies to drive meaningful improvements that support Amazon"s procurement vision and create lasting impact for our internal and external partners.

    About Company

    At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

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