The Networking team is looking for a driven, organized, and collaborative Strategic Category Manager for Switches Portfolio. The Strategic Category Manager will be a strategic thinker responsible for developing strategic operations that enable a highly robust, and resilient supply chain to fuel the exponential growth across AWS data centers. In this role, you will lead the organization while diving deep into the technologies and operations both from a product and supply chain perspective. The ideal candidate will have a large-scale technical supply chain management background, be detail-oriented, skilled at global supply chain strategies, and excel in creative problem solving, negotiations and program management. This role requires the ability to manage multiple parallel programs across different lifecycle stages. 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, particularly in Finance, 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 a best-in-class process to manage a complex supply chain and procurement operation, but is also 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.
Key job responsibilities
• Establish category sourcing strategies for the Switch category and gain alignment on the vision/roadmap with senior leadership
• Develop category expertise and depth, including: knowledge of industry, sub categories, supply base, benchmarks and indices as well as industry leaders, laggards, and niche players
• Analyze category details to proactively ensure continuity of supply, and exploit emerging opportunities that benefit Amazon
• Lead complex and cross-functional projects
• Serve as a key member of the AWS Infrastructure supply chain team in helping to define and deliver key processes to manage complex supply chain strategies.
• Build robust and scalable sourcing processes that interface with many critical components within AWS' server architecture
• Manage complex financial and legal requirements and lead key inventory activities that will impact our supply chain.
• Produce written recommendations and insights for key stakeholders to help shape solution design.
A day in the life
Our environment is fast-paced and requires someone who is hard-working, meticulous and energetic, who gets things done at an effective pace, gets results, and is comfortable working with tight deadlines and changing priorities
About the team
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the organizational level
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
- 5+ years of supply chain, forecasting, manufacturing, sourcing/procurement, or vendor management experience
- Experience communicating and presenting to senior leadership
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field
- Advanced proficiency in Excel (complex modeling, pivot tables, Power Query, macros/VBA) with demonstrated ability to automate repetitive supply chain processes
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- MBA, or Master's degree in supply chain management, operations, engineering, analytics or related field
- 2+ years of data center experience, or experience in networking
- Experience working with contract manufacturers and managing sub-tier allocation across multiple manufacturing sites
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 - 147,900.00 - 200,100.00 USD annually
