Category Manager, Construction

Overview

Amazon's Global Procurement Organization (GPO) is seeking a Category Manager to lead strategic construction procurement activities across our diverse portfolio of multi-million-dollar real estate projects in the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey. This key leadership role will shape the future of Amazon’s construction procurement landscape and deliver significant impact on Amazon’s growth and innovation in the AMET region. Your success will directly contribute to Amazon’s ambitious growth plans, competitiveness, and environmental commitments across the region.

• Develop and execute construction category sourcing strategies across different supply chain tiers (general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, OEMs, and trades).
• Increase Amazon’s competitiveness, maintain continuity of supply, and mitigate risks across geographical and business‑unit boundaries.
• Deep‑dive focus on construction categories and regions to identify synergies, benchmark, innovate, eliminate waste, and achieve economies of scale.
• Drive cost optimization through negotiation, standardization, value engineering, and supply‑chain improvements.
• Build effective internal and external relationships with colleagues, suppliers, and partners to enable collaborative working.
• Own strategic supplier relationships: negotiate, execute and manage framework agreements.
• Support sustainability initiatives aligned with Amazon’s Climate Pledge.
• Provide market intelligence and strategic insights to stakeholders and procurement leadership to inform decision‑making.
• Own individual targets and goals identified across the construction category scope, identifying and delivering incremental value and process improvements.
• Innovate within the procurement space by automating and improving tools and processes to better support the Procurement life‑cycle.
• Lead procurement processes (pre‑qualification, onboarding, tender management, evaluations, contract negotiations, and award recommendations) on tight timescales while managing several schemes simultaneously.
• Apply technical knowledge of construction trades to assess supplier capabilities, evaluate proposals, and drive value‑engineering initiatives.
• Drive procurement of innovative, sustainable, and cost‑effective construction services to help Operations teams succeed.
• Collaborate with technical teams to optimize specifications across construction disciplines.
• Serve as the key interface between project delivery and internal core teams (Design & Construction, Real Estate, Legal) and senior leadership of external supply chains.
• Support supplier performance management with Design & Construction partners.
• Prepare high‑quality white papers, anticipate objections, and obtain buy‑in from decision makers.
• Influence decision‑making at senior leadership levels, adapting roles from strategy to project management as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookups) and SQL.
• Experience in program or project management.
• Experience working cross‑functionally with tech and non‑tech teams.
• Experience defining and implementing process‑improvement initiatives using data and metrics.
• Experience in supply‑chain management.
• Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to drive improvements.
• Strong understanding of construction trades, including civil, architectural, MEP, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, systems, fire protection, and interior fit‑out.
• Experience delivering end‑to‑end procurement solutions and communicating results to senior leadership.
• Experience leading process improvements and stakeholder management across multiple levels.
• Experience building processes, project management, and schedules.
• Dynamic leadership and strong commercial acumen.

This role can be based in Dubai. You will join a growing team where strategic thinking, commercial acumen, and leadership skills are paramount. We operate in an environment that encourages autonomy and creative problem‑solving. You will partner closely with Design & Construction, Real Estate, Legal and Finance teams to shape and execute innovative category strategies. Your expertise will be crucial in delivering measurable value creation, driving sustainability initiatives, and establishing best‑in‑class procurement practices across Amazon’s European operations.

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