The Amazon Robotics Supply Chain provides strategic sourcing for a portfolio of robotic technologies and is responsible for delivering new products by enabling the right suppliers and technologies, and getting the right materials at the right cost to the right place at the right time to support our network of global fulfillment and transportation solutions. It is a fast-paced operation that works cross-functionally with teams across Amazon and is driven by data and metrics.
We are seeking a Sr. Manager, New Product Tech who manages a team of new product supply chain product managers, formulates and executes comprehensive supply chain strategies enabling development and deployment of new robotics products and systems across Amazon Robotics organizations, serving as the strategic supply chain interface for all internal teams.
This role drives critical supply chain decisions including initial supplier strategy for product development and manufacturing, technology and vendor selection, product-specific supplier strategies, and product cost roadmaps. This candidate leads product-centric supplier sourcing and selection activities, partnering with vendors to deliver high-quality, cost-effective materials and services that enable fast innovative NPI development with a clear path to General Availability (GA) production.
The successful candidate influences product development direction, identifies and drives suppliers to develop essential technology, elucidates cost and performance tradeoffs at product and architecture levels to meet near-term and long-term cost targets, and develops supply chain strategies enabling both rapid development and clear paths to scale. The Sr. Manager operates with significant autonomy, managing high degrees of product and technology ambiguity with evolving requirements and priorities, making one-way-door decisions on technology, suppliers, and tooling investments. This role requires deep understanding of advanced technology development and suppliers, balancing new technology risks with vendor strategies, scaling plans, and cost reduction strategies. The Sr, Manager with his team develops multi-phase, multi-generational supply chain and cost strategies, leads products with largest projected spend exceeding $100M annually in GA, manages multiple products and development efforts in parallel, mentors L6s and L5s across robotics supply chain, and establishes standardized tools and processes including cost roadmaps, tradeoff assessments, and supply chain risk models for broader team use. The position requires executive presence to share programmatic updates at higher leadership levels, collaborating and influencing stakeholders across product design, hardware development, Finance, Legal, and Global Operations to ensure supply chain strategies meet technical capabilities, cost, and business objectives.
We are looking for strong business owners who can Think Big, Deliver Results, and leaders who are ready to make long lasting impact to Amazon Robotics technologies. They should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where delivery time for new products and features is typically measured in months. The leader will have a proven background in Robotics automation, global supplier management and new product introduction on the development and scaled production of advanced technology. The successful candidate for this position will be experienced working with cross-functional leaders from product, engineering, manufacturing, and field operations. They are self-managing, have a high sense of urgency and driven to achieve product development and deployment. They will be a highly visible leader that will own the communication, coordination execution, and delivery of a multi-year program vision.
Key job responsibilities
Strategic Supply Chain Leadership
- Lead cross-functional supply chain team dedicated to supplier and supply chain design, sourcing and logistics decisions, and supply chain execution for robotics products from concept through development to scaled deployment.
- Act as single point of contact for program resources (leadership and working teams) to communicate Supply Chain decisions and PDP progress, provide feedback on supply chain implications of program decisions and changes, and support financial planning and capital approvals for the program.
- Develop and own comprehensive supply chain strategies that address make vs. buy decisions, regionalization, and risk management, synthesizing inputs from Engineering, Advance Manufacturing (AME),Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE), Sourcing (GCM), and Manufacturing (RMTO) to create balanced recommendations that consider all supply chain elements including long-term scalability.
- Product Development Process (PDP) Integration & Governance
- Maintain ownership of overall supply chain requirements throughout product development phases, conducting gate reviews, validating deliverables, and ensuring proper documentation while identifying and resolving risks through appropriate channels.
- Responsible for definition and approval of Product-level Supply Chain Strategy documents, including identification of critical components and suppliers, product cost roadmap to meet payback targets, definition of capacity plan and associated sourcing and tooling requirements, and supply chain risk assessment & mitigation plans.
Cost Management & Performance Optimization
- Serve as the definitive source for product cost information, tracking progress against executive commitments and team targets, owning critical path analysis for product lead time, and providing consolidated cost reporting aligned with PDP phases.
- Develop roadmap to achieving NPI and GA total cost targets (TCO), including make vs. buy analysis and value engineering opportunities, ensuring transparency and accountability for financial performance.
- Lead products with largest projected spend (>$100M/yr in GA) and/or manage multiple products and development efforts in parallel.
Supplier Strategy & Relationship Management
- Work with Strategic Sourcing in developing negotiation strategies for categories which impact the product to deliver against business objectives and achieve sustainable relationships with strategic suppliers pertaining to Amazon Robotics products supporting priority programs as driven by the Operating Plan (OP)
- Maintain consolidated oversight of supplier readiness aligned to PDP gates across six critical dimensions: capacity, quality, contractual status, cost position, design release status, and material lead times.
- Work with Global Commodity Managers on managing overall supplier relationships including supplier performance, capability development, capacity planning, contracting, risk mitigation, and cost and quality improvements.
Risk Management & Program Execution
- Own overall risk tracking across the supply chain, identifying systemic risks, developing and sharing mitigation plans, establishing risk buy processes, and coordinating with Program TPMs for execution.
- Amplify discrepancies that could block downstream activities, ensuring proactive risk management across the program lifecycle and managing high degrees of product and technology ambiguity with evolving requirements and priorities.
- Oversee build readiness progress, ensure supplier capacity plans meet program demand, align supply plans with requirements, and serve as the escalation point for execution issues.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Leadership
- Partner with Robotics leadership to ensure partnership between Robotics Supply Chain, hardware engineering, operations and program teams on commodity and supplier selection, cost performance tradeoff analysis, cost roadmap development and execution, and enabling rapid product development stages with effective path to scaled deployment.
- Demonstrate executive presence to share programmatic updates at senior leadership levels, influencing product requirements and development strategies while operating with significant levels of autonomy.
- Mentor the team across robotics supply chain, promote best practices, teach industry tech and commodity knowledge, and develop standardized tools and processes including cost roadmaps, tradeoff assessments, and supply chain risk models for broader team use.
Sustainability & Strategic Goals
- Ensure non-cost goals (Sustainability, Supplier Development, Cost Savings) are met and supported by the product-specific supply chain strategy.
- Develop multi-phase, multi-generational supply chain and cost strategies, seeing around corners for product development and deployment needs and risks
A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you're passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!
About the team
The FTR NPI STL team drives supply chain excellence across Amazon Robotics, Mechatronics & Sustainable Packaging, and Amazon Fulfillment Technologies initiatives through a product-aligned structure where Single Threaded Leaders orchestrate comprehensive supply chain solutions from concept to general availability. The team's core focus centers on three strategic pillars: developing comprehensive supply chain strategies that balance technical requirements with commercial considerations, optimizing system lead-time and cost roadmaps to meet executive commitments, and ensuring scale readiness through structured supplier assessment frameworks evaluating capacity, quality, contract status, and cost competitiveness. NPI STLs serve as the single point of contact for cross-functional coordination with Engineering, AMQE, Global Commodity Managers, and Planning teams, maintaining consolidated oversight of product cost tracking, risk management, and supplier readiness while supporting products through Pre Concept, Concept, Prototype, Alpha, Beta, and GA phases before transitioning mature products to dedicated GA support organizations.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 8+ years of managing and developing high performance teams experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Experience building and leading large teams and have worked in matrixed operating structures
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including Marketing, Product Management, Customer Service, Operations, Legal, Finance, and Senior Leadership
- Experience in supply chain program, project, or automation related product management, or leading an implementation of a product
- Experience developing and/or deploying advanced vision, sensors, and compute hardware and software.
- Knowledge of basic supply agreement construction; understanding of key contracting provisions/requirements.
- Experience with Microsoft Office Working knowledge of applicable industries, robotics, semiconductors, consumer electronics, electric vehicles, or similar
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree, or MBA in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related technical or quantitative field
- Experience in negotiations with global suppliers with a proven track record in cost reduction
- Experience in strategic sourcing including vendor negotiations, global contract management, process improvement, operational and financial analysis
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, MA, North Reading - 193,700.00 - 262,000.00 USD annually
