Supply chain operations
10 Amazon procurement leaders
These ten people lead or have led procurement at Amazon as directors and global or regional heads of procurement, covering corporate, operating-expense, equipment, launch and robotics purchasing. A reader can learn how Amazon organizes sourcing across categories and regions and manages suppliers at scale.
Professionals to explore
01—10Amol Rotithor
LinkedInExperience: Head of Procurement and Supply Chain - Americas Region · Amazon
Head of Procurement and Supply Chain - Americas Region at Amazon since August 2025, leading procurement for Amazon's AMER region with a focus that includes transforming packaging strategies. Amol Rotithor was also Head of Procurement and Supply Chain - EMEA at Amazon (2022–2025) and Regional Manager for Purchasing - Europe at Renault Group (2016–2018).
Eric Flagel
LinkedInExperience: Global Head of Procurement for Tech, Energy, and Emerging Countries · Amazon
Former Global Head of Procurement for Tech, Energy, and Emerging Countries at Amazon (2021–2024), a director-level role, and former Global Head of Procurement, Equipment at Amazon (2018–2021). Eric Flagel has been VP Procurement at SSA Marine since January 2024 and was a Global Category Manager at Amazon (2016–2018).
Giuseppe O'Brien, M.B.A.
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Global Category Lead - Global Procurement · Amazon
Former Senior Director Global Category Lead - Global Procurement at Amazon (2023–2026), where the profile says Giuseppe O'Brien delivered $3.5M in savings within the first 90 days. Giuseppe O'Brien was previously Head of Sourcing (Direct & Indirect) at JetBlue (2023) and Head of Procurement (Indirect & Direct) at ShipBob (2021–2022).
Kelly Brassett
LinkedInExperience: Procurement Director - Global Launch · Amazon
Procurement Director - Global Launch at Amazon since April 2024, a director-level role. At Amazon Kelly Brassett was also Head Of Procurement - Global Launch (2022–2024), Head Of Procurement - EU Launch (2021–2022) and Senior Procurement Manager (2019–2021).
Paul McLain
LinkedInExperience: Director - Global Corporate Procurement · Amazon
Former Director - Global Corporate Procurement at Amazon (2013–2021), leading the build-out of an indirect procurement organization supporting corporate functions globally, with teams in North America, the EU and Asia. Paul McLain also held Amazon roles as Finance Director - Kindle (2011–2013) and Finance Director - WW Shared Services (2004–2010).
Prashanth Rao
LinkedInExperience: Director - OpEx Procurement · Amazon
Director - OpEx Procurement at Amazon since March 2020, described in the profile as global head for Amazon's OpEx Procurement and Consumables/Services Management, accountable for ~$20B spend across the Americas, Europe and Asia. Prashanth Rao was also Director Of Operations at Amazon (2017–2020) and Global Sourcing Director at Cummins Inc. (2011–2013).
Satheesh Nair
LinkedInExperience: Director, Global Procurement Central Services · Amazon
Director, Global Procurement Central Services at Amazon since April 2026. At Amazon Satheesh Nair was also Head, GPCS (2024–2026) and Head of Procurement - (MEA-TR Middle East, Africa and Türkiye) (2018–2024); the profile describes more than 20 years managing procurement strategy and central services across APAC, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas.
Selim Bourezg
LinkedInExperience: Director Global Procurement · Amazon
Director Global Procurement at Amazon since October 2022, based in Luxembourg, with an earlier Director Global Procurement entry at Amazon from 2016 to 2022, both in the operations department at director level. Selim Bourezg was previously Head of Purchasing and Supply Chain at BOURBON (2012–2016) and Corporate Purchasing Manager at BOURBON (2010–2012).
Shirelle Evans
LinkedInExperience: Audible, An Amazon Company- Director of Global Procurement · Amazon
Audible, An Amazon Company- Director of Global Procurement at Amazon since December 2024, leading a payment standardization project and acting as strategic advisor to finance and operations teams on payment optimization and vendor relationship strategies. Shirelle Evans was previously Global Strategic Sourcing & Procurement - Sr. Manager at Regeneron (2022–2024).
Vijay Muniyandi
LinkedInExperience: Head of Procurement- Amazon Robotics Supply Chain · Amazon
Head of Procurement- Amazon Robotics Supply Chain at Amazon since August 2025, and former Global Head Of Procurement- Launch Supply Chain Program Management at Amazon (2018–2022), where the profile says Vijay Muniyandi led a global team and managed supplier relationships and supply chain risks. Vijay Muniyandi was also Head of Procurement- E-commerce Supply Chain & Logistics at ByteDance (2022–2025).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person to the spend category behind your question, since corporate and indirect purchasing, operating supplies, equipment and new-site launch procurement are run by different teams. Check each person's dates and region, as procurement practice can differ between the Americas, Europe and other markets.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does Amazon structure procurement teams by category versus by region, and who owns supplier decisions?
- 02What does Amazon look for when qualifying a new supplier for a large category such as equipment or operating supplies?
- 03How does Amazon measure procurement savings and supplier performance after a contract is signed?
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