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Original Job Post

Amazon · 3 days ago

Procurement Manager, Cost Engineering

Arlington, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$77K/yr - $142K/yr

3+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Develop overall procurement value engineering roadmap and establish should-costing for one or several procurement categories

Utilize value engineering methodologies and appropriate software tools to prepare reliable bottom-up cost models, should-cost targets, and value optimization opportunities during design, specification, and development process in close collaboration with category managers, engineering, and construction

Support preparation and evaluation of call for tenders and supplier quotations, prepare negotiation dossiers from value engineering viewpoint in close collaboration with category managers

Ensure supplier quotations meet 'should cost' estimates and value engineering targets, support negotiations by challenging quotations using technical analysis aiming for cost reductions and value optimization

Advise on the cost and value impact of changes in specification

Collaborate with suppliers and internal customers to investigate and identify product innovations, design-to-value initiatives, and value engineering opportunities with the ultimate target to achieve cost improvement and value optimization

Communicate with and support management decisions by providing appropriate cost and value information

Qualification

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Program ManagementProject ManagementCross-functional CollaborationProcess ImprovementData AnalysisSupply Chain ManagementExcelSQLRequirement DefinitionProcess ImprovementsProblem-SolvingCommunicationStakeholder Management

Required

3+ years of program or project management experience

3+ years of working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams experience

3+ years of defining and implementing process improvement initiatives using data and metrics experience

2+ years of supply chain experience

Bachelor's degree

Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL

Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements

Preferred

3+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership experience

3+ years of driving process improvements experience

Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization

Experience building processes, project management, and schedules

Benefits

Equity

Sign-on payments

Full range of medical benefits

Full range of financial benefits

Company

Amazon

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Amazon is a global tech firm with a focus on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.

Founded in 1994

Seattle, Washington, USA

10,001+ employees

https://amazon.com

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