Description
Amazon is looking for a talented, customer-obsessed and open minded Intern to work with our vendor management and procurement team based in Singapore to learn and help with our day-to-day functions and execute on opportunities to continually raise the bar in our organisation. This role offers the unique opportunity to gain insight into the Data Centre industry working with AWS infrastructure teams and service vendors across APJC. Our team ensures competitive availability of 3rd party resources to perform service to the highest safety & quality standards in a timely, efficient and cost-effective manner. We work in procuring low voltage Network cabling and Services for Critical Infrastructure Upgrade Projects.
The ideal candidate will be highly organized and have a demonstrated track record of achieve successful customer focused outcomes, take ownership, ability to learn fast and think big and in their penultimate year of study. The candidate is analytical, meticulous, self-motivated, detail-oriented, and has good communication skills with the ability to handle ambiguity and influence employees at all levels of the organization. Candidate needs to be able to commit to a full-time internship for 6-months between Jan to Jun 2025
Key job responsibilities
Day To Day Tasks Include
- Preparing and managing requests for pricing.
- Quote Analysis.
- Support vendor management
- Preparing for vendor business and performance reviews.
- Vendor selection and onboarding.
- Helping with demand forecasting & Vendor Capacity Tracking.
- Supporting contract negotiations.
- Engage with our internal customers across APJC on their procurement needs.
- Identifying and executing on opportunities to implement more efficient processes or improve the performance of our vendors.
- Support and manage internal stakeholders reporting
About The Team
About AWS
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it's in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud.
Basic Qualifications
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel Pivots, Power Pivots, Macros etc.
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Self-motivated to work proactively on tasks and data driven and comfortable to work on data analyst tasks
Preferred Qualifications
- Interest in procurement, SRM and category management and familiar with procurement management concepts supplier qualification, due diligence, category management, RFI/RFQ/RFP, SRM, SBR/360 reviews.
- Ability to work successfully in a fast-moving environment, to meet tight deadlines and prioritize workload even when faced with conflicting priorities
- Ability to understand accounting, account payable teams and their processes
Company - Amazon Web Services Singapore Private Limited
Job ID: A2772189
