Amazon

Sr Mgr, Hardware Commodity , Amazon Leo

Amazon$179K — $243K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or related technical field.
  • 10+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain management, procurement, or operations in a complex hardware environment.
  • 7+ years of strategic sourcing in battery, optics, solar, electromechanical, or mechanical commodities.
  • 10+ years of team management experience with evidence of high-performance development.
  • Experience deploying metrics for global, high-velocity teams.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a team of sourcing managers to enhance procurement of aerospace components.
  • Translate organizational strategies into effective sourcing strategies for resilience and cost efficiency.
  • Collaborate with Engineering and Quality Assurance to finalize supplier selections and technical trade-offs.
  • Proactively manage and mitigate risks in the supply chain for specialized components.
  • Identify cross-team bottlenecks and implement scalable operational solutions for quality delivery.
  • Implement rigorous benchmarking standards to improve supplier performance against global aerospace practices.
  • Provide concise reports to senior leadership on sourcing strategies and supply chain risks.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, vision, and mental health support.
  • 401(k) matching and paid time off.
  • Parental leave and adoption reimbursement options.
  • EAP and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) available.
  • Opportunity to earn restricted stock units (RSUs) as part of the compensation package.
Full Job Description
We're seeking an experienced Senior Hardware Commodity Leader to lead and drive hardware supply chain strategies which may include battery, optics, solar, electromechanical, or mechanical sourcing for our Hardware Supply Chain team supporting manufacturing across Amazon Leo's satellite constellation. This role will be instrumental in building and scaling our hardware manufacturing suppliers to support the production of thousands of satellites. You'll work cross-functionally with production, quality, and engineering to resolve technical tradeoffs, manage vendor relationships, and ensure we deliver reliable hardware at scale. This role combines hands-on engineering problem-solving with strategic supply chain ownership in a fast-moving aerospace environment.

Key job responsibilities

1. Lead, coach, and develop a team of sourcing managers to drive accountability and high performance in the procurement of mission-critical aerospace components.

2. Translate high-level organizational strategy into sourcing strategies that balance supply chain resilience, cost efficiency, and technical requirements.

3. Partner with Engineering, Program Management, and Quality Assurance teams to align on supplier selection and resolve technical trade-offs using data-driven documentation.

4. Proactively mitigate supply chain risks for specialized materials and components.

5. Identify and resolve cross-team bottlenecks by establishing and auditing scalable operational mechanisms to maintain high-quality delivery.

6. Implement and enforce rigorous industry benchmark standards to continuously evaluate and improve supplier performance, cost, and quality against global aerospace best practices.

Report status to senior leadership in a clear and succinct manner

7. Provide clear, concise, and high-impact reports to the senior leadership team regarding sourcing status, strategic initiatives, and critical supply chain risks.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related technical field

- Experience in complex problem solving, and working in a tight schedule environment

- 10+ years of team management experience

- Experience with successfully deploying metrics for global, high-velocity teams at scale

- Travel up to 30% of the time

- 10+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain management, procurement, or operations with at least 5 years specifically in highly technical manufacturing, or a highly regulated, complex hardware environment.

- 7+ years of relevant strategic sourcing and category management in battery, optics, solar, electromechanical, or mechanical sourcing.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Master's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field

- Knowledge of ERP systems (e.g. SAP, ORACLE, Coupa) in large organizations

- Six Sigma Black Belt Certification, or 4+ years of managing department spend and labor budgets, performing root cause analysis (RCA), and implementing continuous improvement (CI) 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, Bellevue - 179,700.00 - 243,100.00 USD annually

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