We are seeking a highly effective supply chain professional to manage one of our most complex commodities. In this role, the candidate will manage our mechanical components supply chain with multiple products in close collaboration with both internal and external cross functional teams to help enable AWS's ISCaP team achieve continuity of supply and cost goals.
The successful candidate must be a self-starter comfortable with ambiguity, with high attention to detail, and a proven ability to work in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment. Candidates must have excellent analytical capabilities, program management experience, be comfortable diving deep into data, have strong writing skills, lead executive-level reviews, and communicate clearly and effectively to all levels of the company, both in writing and in meetings.
The ideal candidate will not only raise the bar on delivering the right supply at the right time by deep diving into data, but is a person who actively participates with a strong curiosity to understand the business end-to-end, and has a track record of using data to influence decision makers.
In this role, you will:
- Serve as a key member of the AWS Infrastructure supply chain team in helping to define and deliver complex supply chain strategies.
- Design, develop and maintain scalable and reliable analytical tools, dashboards, and metrics that drive key decisions and resource prioritization.
- Understand the technical requirements of our partners and work closely with the internal technical teams to guide the direction of activities that will impact our supply chain.
- Produce written recommendations and insights for key stakeholders to help shape solution design.
- Handle multiple projects at once, deal with ambiguity and rapidly-changing priorities.
- Design, develop and maintain scalable and reliable analytical tools, dashboards, and metrics that drive key decisions and resource prioritization.
Our environment is fast-paced and requires someone who is hard-working, meticulous with high bias for action, who gets things done at an effective pace, gets results, and is comfortable working with tight deadlines and changing priorities.
Key job responsibilities
Global Supply Managers (GSMs) are responsible for maintaining continuity of supply for the categories and / or components they manage. They will develop clear action plans to drive global supply availability and execute on supply chain strategies. They will lead internal engagements across Supply Chain, Engineering, NPI, Logistics, Planning and Business organizations while engaging closely with suppliers on supply monitoring and status. They will manage supplier relationships and communication, track orders and inventory levels, process purchase orders, ensure timely delivery, coordinate material requirements with internal teams, maintain accurate procurement documentation, and lead cross-functional initiatives while ensuring timely delivery and quality standards across global operations. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and a proven ability to deliver measurable results in a fast-paced environment.
A day in the life
Key Responsibilities / Daily Activities include:
• Material/inventory Planning
• Supply/Demand planning / forecasting
• Maintaining continuity of supply (COS)
• Communicating supply status, risks/mitigations to internal stakeholders and executive leadership
• Working with data and analytics (ability to view, edit, and extrapolate data in Excel or similar spreadsheet software)
• Working with suppliers/vendors, inventory warehousing teams
• Managing electromechanical component supply chain (Power Supply Units, Inverters, batteries, racks, frames, mechanical accessories, chassis, fans, heatsinks etc.)
• Capacity planning (expanding new manufacturing lines)
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of procurement, supply chain, inventory management, contract management, lease administration or operations experience
- 5+ years of relevant strategic sourcing including vendor negotiations, global contract management, process improvement, operational and financial analysis experience
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related technical field
- Experience in procurement, supply chain, inventory management, contract management, lease administration or operations
- Experience in strategic sourcing including vendor negotiations, global contract management, process improvement, operational and financial analysis
- Experience with data analysis tools such as Advanced Excel, SQL, Tableau, Python
- Experience in global supply chain management, managing cross-functional teams in a fast-paced consumer electronics product company
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 4+ years of program, project, product management, or leading a product implementation process experience
- Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field
- Experience in program, project, product management, or leading a product implementation process
- Experience in data centers, infrastructure service providers, or related technology companies
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, Seattle - 82,700.00 - 139,100.00 USD annually
