The Sr. Global Commodity Manager has an important role in ensuring their respective commodity and suppliers meet the technical and commercial specifications necessary for Robotics to satisfy its internal Manufacturing Operations, Supplier Quality, Supply Chain, and Hardware Engineering customers.
Key job responsibilities
This candidate will work collaboratively with multiple business functions in a team environment and will be responsible for the following:
Managing overall supplier relationships including supplier performance, capability, capacity planning, contracting, risk mitigation, and cost and quality improvements.
Collaborating with technical operations, engineering, and program teams on new product introduction programs to define standard and custom product requirements to ensure that sourcing strategies meet the technical capabilities, cost, and business objectives.
Developing efficient and accurate mechanisms for communicating forecast and capacity requirements for sustaining and new products.
Supporting the purchasing and planning teams by monitoring supplier performance and addressing supply and/or quality issues.
Aligning supplier strategies to Robotics objectives for sustaining production and new product release.
Developing a commodity and supplier technology roadmap, aligning business requirements with supplier capabilities.
Responsible for maintaining monthly supplier scorecards and conducting quarterly executive business reviews.
Periodic travel to supplier’s domestic and international manufacturing sites, approximately 25%.
A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!
Bachelor's degree in business economics, engineering, analytics, mathematics, statistics, information technology or equivalent
5+ years of supply chain management, planning, strategic sourcing, commodity management or program management experience
Experience reading and writing procedures, technical documents, and engineering drawings, or experience in electrical or mechanical engineering
Experience creating an innovative global supply strategy for the organization resulting in a tangible benefit to the business
Experience in strategic sourcing including vendor negotiations, global contract management, process improvement, operational and financial analysis
7+ years of experience in supply chain, commodity management, and supplier management in a high-volume, global manufacturing environment.
Master's degree, or MBA in supply chain management, operations, engineering, analytics or related field
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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, MA, N.Reading - 147,900.00 - 200,100.00 USD annually
