Senior Data Center Category Manager

Amazon Web Services, Arlington, Virginia, US

About the Role

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Data Center Category Manager to lead strategic sourcing and procurement for data center infrastructure. You will own category strategy, run complex RFPs, negotiate contracts, and manage key suppliers to ensure capacity, resiliency, and cost efficiency across a global data center footprint. Partner with data center operations, engineering, finance, and legal to forecast demand, mitigate risk, and deliver total cost of ownership savings. You will leverage data-driven insights, AWS scale, and long-term thinking to shape our sourcing roadmap and support rapid global growth.

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategic sourcing for data center infrastructure
  • Negotiate contracts with key suppliers
  • Develop category strategy and manage RFPs

Qualifications

  • Experience in procurement and sourcing
  • Knowledge of data center hardware and services
  • Strong negotiation and supplier management skills

Required Skills

procurement sourcing negotiation category management RFPs

Keywords

data center category management procurement sourcing AWS

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