The Amazon Leo Supply Chain team is seeking a Senior Manager to lead our sourcing team. This team is responsible for all commercial activities for all components and hardware destined for our ground system antennas globally. This role manages a diverse supply base spanning RF/Antenna systems, networking gear, and subsystems - delivering optimized cost, lead time, quality, and availability across a global network.

Key job responsibilities

In this role you will:

- Lead, coach, and develop a team of Sourcing Managers

- Own strategic supply chain architecture planning - identifying and evaluating new sources, leading supplier management activities, and acting as primary escalation point for commercial issues across new-build deployment and spares/maintenance lifecycle programs

- Monitor material availability through Clear to Build (CTB) processes to ensure uninterrupted production and field operations

- Analyze spend requests, supplier quotes, and changes using data-driven cost estimation and evaluation practices; create and implement a Unit Cost Management program driving year-over-year savings

- Lead supplier selection, qualification, and negotiation for critical long-lead and sole-source commodities (e.g., custom antenna assemblies, modems), providing guidance on contracting, negotiating, and cost evaluation

- Partner with Planning and Finance to ensure projected spend is within budget, approvals are worked in advance, and supply chain risk mitigation strategies address single-source dependencies and geopolitical exposure

- Develop, document, and implement best practices; report status to senior leadership clearly and succinctly; lead the team to execute annual improvement plans aligned to scaling objectives

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 10+ years of managing procurement teams with direct experience in supplier/supply chain experience

- Experience in strategic sourcing for high tech electronics/computing/communications fields

- Experience in supply chain such as contracting, demand management and/or planning and procurement, and supply chain operations

- Experience managing procurement teams with direct experience in supplier/supply chain management

- Experience working directly with Engineering and Quality teams

- Demonstrated experience in hiring and developing high-performing teams

- Extensive experience in Contracting, Supplier Management, Cost Management, and Negotiation

- Demonstrated ability to use data and metrics to drive decisions and evaluate trade-offs

- Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

- Willingness to operate as an Individual Contributor as necessary to get the job done while continuing to lead the team

- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Master's degree or above in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related technical or quantitative field

- Familiarly with SAP, E2Open, Coupa, and Quicksight

- Direct experience managing contracting and cost management activities in, preferably in aerospace or defense industries

- Demonstrated success in developing and implementing effective supply chain architectures in regulated industries

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, Bellevue - 193,700.00 - 262,000.00 USD annually