Key leadership traits required include the ability to influence and form strong partnerships with vendors, internal business stakeholders and operational excellence in managing multiple complex and competing priorities simultaneously. A candidate who possesses a strong sense of ownership over work and results.
If you love solving problems, being at the forefront developing and executing processes in a highly ambiguous environment, identifying gaps and working to fix the gaps which can be measured using metrics/SLAs, then this is the spot for you. This is a high impact role offering an opportunity to drive end-to-end Ordering and Fulfillment processes and influence business-critical decisions impacting the supply and availability at the Data Centers.
We are seeking a Supply Chain Manager II to join the AWS Infra Spares Planning team. This role will be focused on Order, Fulfillment Management and Supply Chain Analysis and Projects in support of Data Center Operations, Strategic planning and Regional Planning teams. This role will ensure correct PO placement and fulfillment of the parts which will enable reporting on overall spending and trends for Spares Program.
Key job responsibilities
• Work with vendors globally to obtain and set up quotes for spare parts within the SLAs.
• Ensure quotes are available in required tools on day 28 of each month and validate if quotes are set up appropriately for each region and currency.
• Proactively identify new APNs ingested for spares using internal tools/processes and work with vendors to obtain and ensure quotes are uploaded.
• Setup mechanisms to measure quotes SLAs and implement processes to improve the SLAs and publish weekly dashboard
• Create Purchase Requisitions and Orders for spare parts per demand ingested via different tools per SLAs
• Required to have knowledge in procure to pay processes, tools and GL string coding
• Monitor PR/PO creation per SLAs and publish weekly dashboard
• Create mechanisms to track spending/budgets and trigger requests if funds are below threshold
• Must have advanced MS-Excel skills and able to manage huge data sets using AI tools.
• Flexible to accommodate working across different time zones, since it's a global team
• Analyze PO data from numerous databases (using Excel, SQL and/or other data management systems) and perform adhoc reporting and analysis as needed with ability to dive in and quickly understand root cause and identify scalable solutions.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of procurement, supply chain, inventory management, contract management, lease administration or operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related technical field
- Experience in procurement, supply chain, inventory management, contract management, lease administration or operations
- Experience with data analysis tools such as Advanced Excel, SQL, Tableau, Python
- Experience in global supply chain management, managing cross-functional teams in a fast-paced consumer electronics product company
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field
- Experience in data centers, infrastructure service providers, or related technology companies
- Experience in a procurement organization performing vendor management, contract management, negotiating complex purchases, and bidding
- Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities, or experience using strong customer service, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Experience coordinating cross-functional inputs, meeting deadlines, and effectively managing competing priorities
- Experience working in a fast-paced work environment
- Experience working in fast paced environments, and managing workload even during times of stress, or escalated activity
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