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# Technical Sourcing Manager, AWS Custom Modules

- **Company:** Amazon.com, Inc.
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $147,900.0 - $200,100.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Information Technology, Hardware Infrastructure
- **Published:** August 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/06EE30E3A272441F92814B7C7A0EB887/job/

## About the Role

* Exhibits excellent judgment
 * Has high standards (is never satisfied with the status quo)
 * Is able to dive deep and is never out of touch with the details of the business
 * Expects and requires innovation of her/his team
 * Has passion and convictions and the innate ability to inspire passion in others
 * Strong results orientation
 * Thinks big, * 6+ years of responding to requests for proposals (e.g., determining requirements, matching requirements to technical approach and solutions, developing solutions against requirements) experience
 * 6+ years of Global Category Manager experience, * Bachelor's degree in business economics, engineering, analytics, mathematics, statistics, information technology or equivalent
 * Bachelor's degree, or MBA in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related technical or quantitative field

## Description

* Develop and implement Mechanical sourcing strategies for AWS hardware infrastructure.
 * Develop and implement sourcing strategies for AWS hardware infrastructure.
 * Understand industry and technology trends.
 * Identify key technology trends in the industry and drive supplier product roadmaps and execute on strategic initiatives in those products.
 * Negotiate and implement complex supplier agreements and contracts by working with cross-functional stakeholders.
 * Develop negotiations strategies to deliver against business objectives and achieve sustainable relationship with suppliers.
 * Responsible to provide weekly core-team updates, deliver executive level updates on a monthly basis, and will be responsible for vendor escalations in order to resolve any issues related to his/her category.
 * Present to senior leadership via written narratives.


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