Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a highly effective candidate to identify, create, develop and integrate innovative technology to deliver the best operating, lowest cost infrastructure in the world.
This role will lead sourcing, pricing, geo-diversity, second source manufacturing and supplier relationship efforts for supply resiliency for networking, storage, core compute and AI/ML products added to our product roadmap. This role will manage the additional supply chain complexity when qualifying suppliers and manufacturing lines when transitioning from development to mass production. Additionally, this role will deliver our component multi-sourcing strategies, pricing, and enable contract manufacturing for the same platforms to ensure supply chain resiliency for our expanding platform roadmap. This role will be the primary supplier contacts focussed on: capacity planning, and contract agreements during product development so that at launch, manufacturing capacity is scalable to meet our customer needs.
AWS serves over a million active customers in more than 190 countries. We are steadily expanding global infrastructure to help our customers achieve lower latency and higher throughput. As our customers grow their businesses, AWS will continue to provide infrastructure that meets their global requirements.
Key job responsibilities
Develop and implement Mechanical sourcing strategies for AWS hardware infrastructure.
Develop and implement sourcing strategies for AWS hardware infrastructure.
Understand industry and technology trends.
Identify key technology trends in the industry and drive supplier product roadmaps and execute on strategic initiatives in those products.
Negotiate and implement complex supplier agreements and contracts by working with cross-functional stakeholders.
Develop negotiations strategies to deliver against business objectives and achieve sustainable relationship with suppliers.
Responsible to provide weekly core-team updates, deliver executive level updates on a monthly basis, and will be responsible for vendor escalations in order to resolve any issues related to his/her category.
Present to senior leadership via written narratives.
About the team
Professional traits that are necessary for Amazon leaders
Exhibits excellent judgment
Has high standards (is never satisfied with the status quo)
Is able to dive deep and is never out of touch with the details of the business
Expects and requires innovation of her/his team
Has passion and convictions and the innate ability to inspire passion in others
Strong results orientation
Thinks big
Why AWS
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.
Diverse Experiences
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.
Work/Life Balance
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.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth
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.
6+ years of responding to requests for proposals (e.g., determining requirements, matching requirements to technical approach and solutions, developing solutions against requirements) experience
6+ years of Global Category Manager experience
Bachelor's degree in business economics, engineering, analytics, mathematics, statistics, information technology or equivalent
Bachelor's degree, or MBA in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related technical or quantitative field
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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, TX, Austin - 147,900.00 - 200,100.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 147,900.00 - 200,100.00 USD annually
