Procurement Manager, Data Centers, Data Center Sourcing & Procurement
AWS
Herndon, VA · $80k–$139k a year · Posted October 16, 2026
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Where Herndon, VA ranks
Where Herndon, VA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #3Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Southeast$159k · of 29
- #3Best cities for pay after cost of living in Virginia$159k · of 14
- #3Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Southeast73 / 100 · of 29
- #4Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Mid-Atlantic$159k · of 32
- #4Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Mid-Atlantic429 openings · of 64
- #4Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the Mid-Atlantic75 / 100 · of 32
Rankings about operations jobs
- Best cities for operations jobs #1 New York (1,429 openings)
- Best cities for operations pay after cost of living #1 Reston ($177k)
- Most requested AI skills in operations jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (2.5%)
- AI tools named most often in operations jobs #1 Claude (0.28%)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $109,300 a year. Across 70 open procurement manager listings that state pay, the middle half runs $100,000 to $142,000 and the median is $132,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 17% below the median.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
Among purchasing managers, AI is already used for some of the tasks. Measured exposure for purchasing managers: 20% (some).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.
Amazon is seeking a motivated and data-driven category manager to support the Americas data center construction space. The candidate should have strong supply chain and procurement skills, engineering design, architecture, construction, analytical and financial acumen , and passion to dive-deep. Additionally, candidate must have proven skills in managing large-scale supply chain and procurement improvement projects. As a Procurement Manager, you will create and implement…
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