Supply Chain Fundamentals | Managing indirect services for our Fulfillment Network by

Security guards services

2024-04-01 16:04:42 UTC

Category management team contracts services for security at the FCs. This services is needed to keep the facility safe for workers and suppliers. GPO is in charge of identifying suppliers, negotiating the contract, and then maintaining the relationship with the supplier assuring required service level throughout the contract time.

David

2024-06-07 19:05:50 UTC

Outstanding Job.

Waste Management Services

2024-06-11 23:23:44 UTC

This is one of the essential service that the FC will need to make sure that all the trash and corrugate materials are properly dumped and removed from the facility. Without equipments like Augers and Compactors, the site won't be able to function efficiently.

Landscaping

2024-06-12 10:30:10 UTC

Consumable Supplies

2024-06-13 17:03:37 UTC

Pest Control

2024-06-14 00:45:23 UTC

PPE on site vendors

2024-06-14 15:47:51 UTC

Source indirect services & various components such food vending services

2024-06-14 18:38:46 UTC

Snow removal

2024-06-14 18:44:44 UTC

PPE availability

2024-06-14 19:42:14 UTC

2024-07-04 14:41:29 UTC

finding the right people to service the wat machines

PPE

2025-01-27 16:56:46 UTC

Contractor to repair carts

2025-02-04 05:55:31 UTC

We responsible to find contractors to help in Go-carts repairing process

Maintenance Services for the equipment

2025-02-09 14:11:26 UTC

The equipment once purchased are to be maintained to work efficiently. We are responsible for contracting with the OEMs for the services, spares to ensure appropriate functioning of the equipment.

AMC for Critical Equipment

2025-02-10 08:01:38 UTC

Few Equipment in our FCs would be very critical to business & if they stop, even for minutes, can disrupt the operations. AMC (Annual Maintenance Contract) would be one such thing to help equipment up and running all the time.

Coffee vending Machines

2025-02-17 00:32:44 UTC

Our warehouse require vending machines services so our associates can have the amenities on site to provide a good work place environment.

AMCARE Services & HOH Services

2025-02-18 18:31:26 UTC

Security Integrators provide break/fix and preventative maintenance to all of our essential security devices like doors, turnstiles, speed lanes, cameras, and badge readers. Addressing any issues or faults before them become points of failure or continued nuisance alarms ensures our on site security focusses on what is important.

2025-03-08 00:21:04 UTC

IT Service

2025-03-11 15:53:38 UTC

Hardware and Software

IT Equipment

2025-03-12 11:26:21 UTC

We manage all the suppliers and resellers that provide the technology used to run an FC. - Chris

Cafeteria Suppliers

2025-03-14 16:06:44 UTC

For Vending Machines, Food, Restocking/Servicing of machines.

Drinking cups and utensils

2025-03-18 12:59:21 UTC

Restocking the breakrooms with plastic ware so that the staff and associates can eat and drink.

Office Supplies

2025-03-25 04:09:03 UTC

Security and Security services

2025-03-27 19:49:51 UTC

Companies that provide security services for corporate and FC. Also companies that sell / install security equipment to ensure the access, al loss prevention.

Building Maintenance Service

2025-04-11 20:33:27 UTC

ie. HVAC repair/maintenance services

Waterjugs

2025-04-14 22:12:36 UTC

We managed to gat waterjugs in our facilities.

Companies that provide commute service for our associates.

2025-04-14 22:37:38 UTC

Security Guards Service

2025-04-22 14:01:23 UTC

A majority of the services that Procurement manages at our facilities could be constituted as indirect services. Breakroom, landscaping, waste removal, pest control, etc. We are not directly performing the services, but partnering with a supplier to perform the scope under our supervision.

2025-04-22 21:48:47 UTC

Warehouse supplies

2025-04-23 02:06:57 UTC

Pen, pencils, paper, etc are goods that are necessary to maintain sites operation. Suppliers such as Fastenal or Uline offered these materials at a lower price and with sustainable options.

Landscaping, AAs transportation services, Cardboard removal

2025-04-23 20:01:59 UTC

Radios Rentals

2025-04-26 17:53:47 UTC

Building CAM

2025-04-27 10:12:46 UTC

Swag and gift supplies

2025-04-27 17:22:20 UTC

We partner with supplier to get swag and gifts for our AA

General Building/Handyman

2025-05-09 17:32:28 UTC

Food services

2025-05-12 22:41:04 UTC

Associate Commute Shuttle Services. We contract suppliers who subcontract multiple operators in each country to perform shuttle services required at sites for AA's commute.

2025-05-13 21:00:28 UTC

Helen

2025-05-18 10:46:59 UTC

Food & Beverages Services.

We provide to our employees adequate selection of food and beverages that ranges from fresh meals, ready options for fast pick up, in addition to vending machines

Stationary

2025-05-18 10:48:28 UTC

We provide our employees with all office supplies that they may require to perform their daily tasks, such as: pens, pencils, notebooks, sticky notes, markers ... etc.

Phone SIM Cards

2025-05-18 10:51:33 UTC

We offer SIM cards to our employees that usually need to use mobile phones for business needs and communication

Laptops and tech supplies

2025-05-18 10:53:25 UTC

We provide our employees all tech devices that helps them perform their daily tasks and responsibilities, such as: laptops, screens, keyboards, headsets, mouse, scanners...etc.

Snow removal

2025-05-21 13:22:31 UTC

Access Control, Security Services, CCTV Monitoring

2025-05-23 16:20:15 UTC

PPE Dispensing Machines

2025-05-27 20:39:50 UTC

Sites operate with PPE readily available to AAs. Amazon has contracts with Fastenal and Grainger to keep these restocked at a regular cadence to ensure they are available. We are able monitor detailed use and spend.

Managing equipment support

2025-05-30 16:30:19 UTC

We purchase equipment from suppliers and ensure that agreements are in place with the supplier and/or OEM (if different) to secure proper support after delivery. This ensures that support is available for RMAs, maintenance, repairs, and any other service requirement that may come up throughout the equipment’s lifecycle.

Erica

Janitorial

2025-05-30 21:21:36 UTC

FCs spend millions with vendors such as ABM to own maintaining the cleanliness of Amazon facilities.

Canteen operation, mini kiosk, vending machine

2025-06-13 13:53:54 UTC

Food quality and kiosk selection motivate us.

Energy and Utilities

2025-06-16 02:12:58 UTC

PAT Testing

2025-06-24 10:49:58 UTC

To adhere to the compliance of electrical equipments, all the devices needs to be PAT tested every year.

Security, food services, janitorial and internal waste management, external waste management, PPE, BBM

2025-07-03 13:09:40 UTC

Signage

2025-09-11 02:34:25 UTC

The FC's work with various suppliers to produce signs / posters / banners around the site for safety, directions, announcements, celebrations, etc. A good example is the Mind Your Step program.

Retrofits

2026-03-10 15:25:43 UTC

We arrange 3rd party suppliers to perform retrofitting services such as 5S taping

EV charging supply, install, maintain

2026-04-20 01:41:19 UTC

GPO Vending Management

2026-04-24 13:09:39 UTC

The FR+ SPO team, under GPO, manages vending machines (snacks, beverages, hot drinks) across French and Belgian sites by centralizing contracts with suppliers — Selecta for AMZL and Dallmayr for FC/ATS — consolidating volumes per BU to drive savings and standardize service levels.

Snow removal services

2026-05-05 08:37:43 UTC

Cleaning snow from our FCs, keep clean and smooth ops

Beyond the basic indirect operational services essential to the FC, FR+ SPO offers improvement services for departments such as HR (e.g., digitalized mail delivery, online legal and HR monitoring subscriptions, on-site social worker and osteopath services)... it's about always staying ahead of requests to drive continuous improvement!

2026-05-18 08:26:39 UTC

Associate Commute Services + Staffing Solutions

2026-05-31 11:12:59 UTC

Amazon engages with shuttle providers to obtain safe transportation for the associates. They can provide directly with their resources, or integrate smaller companies to deliver. This service contributes to have the human resources at the right time on the right site to perform site operations.
On the other hand, staffing solutions agencies scout for talent to provide amazon with the right quality and amount of human resources to perform operations. They obtain this resource from educational institutes (college, university, etc)

Amazon FC must be kept clean-the FC floors,workstations. Housekeeping is important and this are non iventory serices

2026-06-15 05:37:21 UTC

GPO consolidates janitorial spend across multiple FCs to negotiate master agreements with preferred suppliers, ensuring standardized service levels, better pricing, and simplified vendor compliance—rather than each site independently sourcing and managing its own cleaning contracts.

2026-06-16 19:33:25 UTC

Having a continues power supply and its better to have a power supply grid specially to run MHE and have smooth operation rounf the clock

2026-06-26 16:39:25 UTC

Process Improvement — Ergonomic Optimization

2026-07-02 14:34:15 UTC

Optimization of the Ergonomic Workstation Maintenance Service — Reducing MSDs, Improving Safety and Productivity

Drinking Water Supply

2026-07-07 15:50:41 UTC

It is essential to ensure our associates have access to potable, high-quality water at all times. Water fountains installed across Amazon premises operate through either bottle-fed or direct-piping systems. Both require ongoing attention to water quality through periodic analysis, as well as a contingency plan to prevent supply outages—particularly for direct-piping systems, which are more susceptible to interruptions from municipal failures or contamination events.

My role is Category Manager for Services in Australia. Key areas I support include Janitorial, Waste and Recycling management and staffing. All of which are extremely important to the smooth operations of our FCs.

2026-07-13 03:33:48 UTC