Full Job Description
AWS Supply Chain is seeking a highly effective candidate to design and implement innovative solutions that deliver the best operating and lowest cost infrastructure in the world. This individual will own partnering with the supply chain and engineering owners to aggregate the costs of critical AI/ML hardware and report the latest cost status to senior leadership. They'll be responsible for working with product managers and engineering to stay up-to-date with the latest engineering changes and being the single-threaded owner for reporting costing information in leadership reviews. This individual will influence and partner with cross functional teams including hardware engineering, supply chain, quality and operations.
A successful candidate will have experience managing complex technical BOM costing, tracking large cost reduction activities and navigating constant technical hardware design changes. They are comfortable working in a highly ambiguous setting and will combine a strong knowledge of supply chains with a proven ability to program manage cross-functional teams and effectively operate at all levels of the organization, including to senior executives.
Key job responsibilities
- Operate as the single threaded owner from supply chain for rolling up material costs for strategic AI/ML products.
- Work cross-functionally to gather feedback from supply chain, engineering and product managers and ensure latest cost roll up reflects known engineering changes.
- Own cost reduction roadmap by engaging owners across commodities. Successfully communicate this to leadership through written and verbal updates.
- Deliver AWS's cost objectives through detailed understanding of all cost drivers and bill of material reviews.
- Inform and influence senior leadership about business status, risk and opportunities via written narratives.
- Prepare and present detailed data-driven business reviews with senior management, focused on procurement/sourcing execution and continuity of supply.
Key job responsibilities
- Operate as the single threaded owner from supply chain for rolling up material costs for strategic AI/ML products.
- Work cross-functionally to gather feedback from supply chain, engineering and product managers and ensure latest cost roll up reflects known engineering changes.
- Own cost reduction roadmap by engaging owners across commodities. Successfully communicate this to leadership through written and verbal updates.
- Deliver AWS's cost objectives through detailed understanding of all cost drivers and bill of material reviews.
- Inform and influence senior leadership about business status, risk and opportunities via written narratives.
- Prepare and present detailed data-driven business reviews with senior management, focused on procurement/sourcing execution and continuity of supply.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 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
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ 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
- Experience with data analysis tools such as Advanced Excel, SQL, Tableau, Python
- 5+ years of working cross functionally across several teams experience, or a MBA and 4+ years of supply chain experience
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