Sr. Procurement Program Mgr, Global Procurement Launch and Expansion

Amazon is hiring a Sr. Procurement Program Mgr, Global Procurement Launch and Expansion in Tokyo, Japan. Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

Level's read on this job

Uses AI ●●○○ is how Level rates this role: an ordinary role that requires AI tools.
The posting mentions program management, supply chain and procurement among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as a senior role.
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AI in this role

Manage global procurement supply chain expansion and leverage internal AI tools to optimize processes.

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At Amazon, we're working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people. If you'd like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history.

The Global Procurement Launch and Expansion (GPLE) team manages the flow of materials to new or expanding sites by monitoring and mitigating supply risks. Our Senior Supply Chain Program Manager role will work with various functional partners to make sure that items and equipment are ordered and delivered to sites just in time. The role will also create and review processes and continuously improve them. Be accountable for ensuring risks and escalations are mitigated to meet launch program timelines for new site launches and expansions in the network.
Serve as the interface between vendors, procurement, and the business to track, monitor and control procurement project plans.
Optimize the Supply Chain via deep dive and strategically identifying processes and tools to reduce manual effort, optimize costs and improve data visibility.
Plan and execute continuous improvement initiatives and alignment in the region, through implementation of best practices, standardization of project execution and governance that deliver long-term value to internal customers.
Collaborate with suppliers and establish monitoring processes, where applicable, to ensure timely deliveries and quality compliance.
Manage multiple, competing projects and priorities simultaneously.

At Amazon, you'll work alongside the latest AI and GenAI tools that are increasingly woven into how teams operate: from AI-powered capabilities that accelerate decision-making, to Generative AI that helps you focus on work that truly matters. You'll have opportunities and resources to develop AI fluency at your own pace, with continuous learning built into the culture.

Basic qualifications

- 5+ years of program or project management experience
- 5+ years of supply chain experience
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
- Speak, write, and read fluently in English, and have the ability to take direction in English
- Speak, write, and read fluently in Japanese

Preferred qualifications

- 2+ years of driving process improvements experience
- Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field

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How we rate this

Sr. Procurement Program Mgr, Global Procurement Launch and Expansion at Amazon rates 40 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Uses AI. An ordinary role that requires AI tools.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Sr. Procurement Program Mgr, Global Procurement Launch and Expansion is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 2 of 4: Uses AI.
The role is based in JP, 13, Tokyo.
The job was posted on August 31, 2026.
Seniority: senior.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Program ManagementSupply ChainProcurementContinuous Improvement

Questions you could be asked

Tell me about a project where program management was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where supply chain was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where procurement was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where continuous improvement was part of your work. What did you do?
This role expects you to use AI tools as part of the job. Which ones have you used, and for what?

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List these exact terms on your resume: Program Management, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Continuous Improvement. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
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