Sr Strategic Sourcing Manager, AWS HW Design and Manufacturing Partnerships

Amazon • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation
of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the
cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage,
networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have
continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging
problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re
looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply
chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles.
You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest
standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at
the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive
culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides a highly reliable, scalable, and low-cost
cloud platform that powers thousands of businesses in over 190 countries. AWS’s
Infrastructure Supply Chain (AIS-SC) organization works to deliver innovative
solutions to source, build and maintain our socially responsible data center
supply chains. We are a team of highly-motivated, engaged, and responsive
professionals who enable the core sustainable infrastructure of AWS. Come join
our team and be a part of history as we deliver results for the largest cloud
services company on Earth!

AWS Supply Chain is seeking a highly effective candidate to design and implement
innovative solutions that deliver the best operating and lowest cost
infrastructure in the world. This individual will own the relationship with
AWS’s most strategic partners, those designing and manufacturing cutting edge
generative AI solutions, compute, storage and networking hardware. As the
commercial head of this relationship, you own cost, performance, contracting and
strategy. You will influence and partner with cross functional teams including
hardware engineering, supply chain, quality, lifecycle management, operations,
compliance and sustainability.

A successful candidate will have experience managing complex, strategic, large
scale commercial relationships. They will combine a strong knowledge of supply
chains with a proven ability to manage negotiations, program manage
cross-functional teams and effectively operate at all levels of the
organization, including to senior executives.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation
of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the
cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage,
networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have
continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging
problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re
looking for talented people who want to help. You’ll join a diverse team of
software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security
experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with
people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and
security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost
for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold
ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Requirements

• 2+ years of program, project or product management, or leading product implementation experience
• 6+ years of related industry experience
• 8+ years of data analysis using tools such as Excel, Pivot Tables, SQL, Tableau, or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of high volume manufacturing operations or sourcing environments experience
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field
• Experience in data analysis using tools such as Excel, Pivot Tables, SQL, Tableau, or equivalent
• Experience in high-volume manufacturing operations or sourcing environments
• Experience with Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma methodologies
• Experience in global supply chain management, managing cross-functional teams in a fast-paced consumer electronics product company
• Experience in program, project or product management, or leading product implementation

Nice To Haves

• 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 negotiations with global suppliers with a proven track record in cost reduction
• Experience in procurement practices working with engineering, supply chain and Tier 1 OEM partners
• Experience practicing best-in-class procurement processes (category management, benchmarking, should-cost models, RFX, reverse auction, contracting, or equivalent)

Responsibilities

• Function as the single threaded relationship manager for a strategic supply partner that provides design, development, manufacturing and integration services for AWS servers and server rack integration.
• Matrix manage all aspects of supplier performance including cost, quality, capacity, delivery, compliance, sustainability and overall supply strategy.
• Negotiate and execute complex supplier agreements, statements of work and other contracts by working with cross-functional leads.
• Partner with cross functional teams to deliver RFPs, evaluate vendor responses and align on business awards.
• Deliver AWS’s cost objectives through detailed understanding of all cost drivers and bill of material reviews.
• Develop and successfully negotiate sourcing strategies that align with business objectives while maintaining a sustainable relationship with suppliers.
• Inform and influence senior leadership about business status, risk and opportunities via written narratives.
• Manage vendor escalations and provide executive level updates as required.
• Prepare and present detailed data-driven business reviews with senior management, focused on procurement/sourcing execution and continuity of supply.
• Identify key technology trends in the industry and drive supplier product roadmaps that align with AWS’s technical development and manufacturing initiatives.

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