Contracts & Procurement Spec., Supply Chain, Prime Air

Amazon • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

As a Prime Air - Supply Chain Contracts & Procurement Specialists, you will manage sourcing and supplier relationships for hardware components that power Prime Air's revolutionary drone delivery system. You will execute commodity strategies, negotiate with suppliers, drive orders including procurement ordering/scheduling, analyze spend patterns, and drive cost optimization while ensuring quality and delivery performance. You will work directly with Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain teams to support Prime Air's rapid scaling across the US and Europe.

This is a unique opportunity to work on hardware commodities for a first-of-its-kind business—with Amazon's scale, resources, and innovation culture behind you.

Check out more about Prime Air on the About Amazon blog.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related technical field
• Experience in a procurement organization performing vendor management, contract management, negotiating complex purchases, and bidding
• Experience in procurement, supply chain, inventory management, contract management, lease administration or operations

Nice To Haves

• Experience in global supply chain management, managing cross-functional teams in a fast-paced consumer electronics product company
• Knowledge of supply chain management concepts - forecasting, planning, sourcing, optimization and logistics or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Manage Hardware Commodity Categories: Own day-to-day commodity management for assigned hardware categories such as electronics, sensors, motors, batteries, mechanical components, or structural materials. Execute sourcing strategies, manage supplier relationships, and drive performance improvements across your categories.
• Execute Strategic Sourcing Activities: Conduct RFx processes, evaluate supplier proposals, perform cost analysis, and support contract negotiations. Use spend analysis and benchmarking to identify cost savings opportunities and improve total cost of ownership. Present recommendations to commodity management leadership.
• Drive Supplier Performance: Monitor supplier performance on quality, delivery, cost, and responsiveness. Conduct regular business reviews with suppliers, track key performance indicators, and drive corrective actions when needed. Build strong working relationships that enable Prime Air's rapid growth.
• Support New Product Introduction: Partner with Engineering teams to identify and qualify suppliers for new hardware components. Evaluate supplier technical capabilities, manufacturing capacity, and quality systems. Support prototype builds, design changes, and production ramps.
• Analyze Spend and Market Trends: Track commodity spend patterns, identify cost drivers, and analyze market trends that impact pricing and availability. Develop should-cost models and competitive benchmarks to inform sourcing decisions. Use data to identify opportunities for supplier consolidation and volume leverage.
• Ensure Supply Continuity: Monitor supplier health, identify supply chain risks, and develop mitigation plans. Coordinate with suppliers on inventory positioning, lead time management, and capacity planning to support Prime Air's deployment schedules.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Finance, and Operations teams to align commodity activities with program needs. Serve as the subject matter expert on your hardware categories for cost estimating and make-versus-buy decisions.

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level