NW Deployment Sourcing Program Manager , GND Sourcing

Amazon • Seattle, WA

17h

About The Position

Play a key role in operational improvement within Amazon Web Services, where we
have a history and tradition of innovative technologies and services. As part of
the Global Network Delivery team, you will have the opportunity to join a team
that partners across the global AWS Infrastructure organization to shape the
future of the AWS profile and tempo to which we deliver.

The Global Network Delivery Sourcing team is seeking a highly-skilled & driven
Technical Infrastructure Program Manager (TIPM) who will help drive the team
toward our mission of building durable and reliable data-informed processes
within AWS Infrastructure. The ideal candidate has experience managing global
Infrastructure projects/programs; developing, monitoring, and reporting
project/program health metrics; depth of knowledge in supply chain; experience
with external suppliers; and driving improvement. As a TIPM within this team
focused on fiber cable sourcing, you will be responsible for organizing and
managing continuous improvement and process initiatives and play a significant
role in developing, driving and managing scalable, data-driven processes.

Key job responsibilities
The ideal candidate will have a successful track record of creating sourcing
plans, managing supplier performance, and working with a broad range of
cross-functional stakeholders.

As a TIPM, you work closely with key stakeholders across various partner
organizations, external manufacturers, and your team to develop and implement
strategic initiatives and solutions. You will participate in the design,
implementation, and deployment of successful large-scale programs and
initiatives. You will define metrics and create success criteria allowing data
to drive key business decisions and process improvements. You will participate
in the definition of secure, scalable, and reliable solutions. You define
mechanisms that help your team deliver results for customers and raise the
operational bar.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted
cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating —
that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies
trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Amazon 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.

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the
expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of
our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home,
there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s
Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and
other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded
professional.

Requirements

• Knowledge of best practices and emerging technologies, related to infrastructure (i.e. network, data center, hardware, software)
• 3+ years of technical infrastructure management experience
• Experience with varying scenarios of infrastructure builds
• Knowledge of Excel (Pivot Tables, VLookUps) at an advanced level and SQL
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
• Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams

Nice To Haves

• 3+ years of driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
• Experience in stakeholder management, dealing with multiple stakeholders at varied levels of the organization
• 3+ years of supply chain experience
• 3+ years of working with external suppliers experience

Responsibilities

• Develop new concepts and operating models to deliver impactful changes in sourcing, delivering best in class business models
• Create forecasts and sourcing plans in support of customer demand.
• Work with a range of stakeholders including supply chain, operations, engineering, and suppliers to drive supply profiles and to support on-time material availability.
• Manage the dependencies and the interfaces between projects and negotiate the trade-offs needed.
• Provide program progress reporting on a regular basis.
• End to end responsibility for the program’s execution and success.
• Analyze business and technology trends to identify process improvement opportunities, reduce costs, and minimize risks for AWS and its customers.
• Manage material inventories for AWS data centers
• Evaluate and monitor performance of suppliers
• Lead cross-functional meetings with clear document writing, agenda creation, note capture, and follow-up activity coordination.
• Serve as an escalation point for teams to remediate supplier/material risks.

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
• Education Level: No Education Listed