Data Center Category Manager, Data Center Sourcing & Procurement
Amazon Data Services
Arlington, VA · $80k–$139k a year · Posted October 30, 2026
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Where Arlington, VA ranks
Where Arlington, VA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for education pay after cost of living$124k · of 8
- #2Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Southeast87 / 100 · of 29
- #3Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Mid-Atlantic442 openings · of 64
- #3Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Mid-Atlantic66 / 100 · of 32
- #3Best cities for government pay after cost of living$140k · of 18
- #4Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Southeast442 openings · of 63
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%)
How AI is used in this kind of work
Among computer and information systems managers, AI is already used for some of the tasks. Measured exposure for computer and information systems managers: 16% (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
Amazon is seeking a motivated and data-driven procurement category manager to support the Americas data center construction space. The candidate should have strong supply chain and procurement skills, analytical and financial acumen, communication capabilities and a hands...