Description
Amazon Leo is Amazon's low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we've designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.
Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
The ideal candidate will have a successful track record working with a global supply base that is scaling their production in order to achieve business needs. Experience working in new and ambiguous environments while solving complex problems with a broad range of cross functional stakeholders will be an advantage.
Key job responsibilities
Ensuring on time delivery of ground equipment to Kuiper global sites and major sub-assemblies to the supplier production facility.
Working with the sourcing manager and tier 1 supplier to identify and resolve sub-tier supply constraints.
Working with the sourcing manager to develop supplier performance metrics to track day-to-day supply chain operations.
Collaborating with engineers to gain an in-depth knowledge of ground systems development, including emergent demand.
Communicating and managing Kuiper delivery requirements.
Proactively support sourcing managers and internal stakeholders to ensure supplier capacity plan actively matches demand plan
Capturing non-ERP based demand and flowing through the ERP system.
Developing tier 1 and tier 2 supply planning mechanisms that do not rely on ERP system.
Managing supply chain reporting (production, clear to build) implementation and usage to develop the right metrics to ensure supply availability.
A day in the life
The Amazon Leo team is looking for a Senior Supply Chain Manager to support business and engineering stakeholders by ensuring ground infrastructure equipment are delivered on time by the supply base. This will require the Supply Chain Manager to work closely with the planning and sourcing functions as well as the supply base to understand and resolve any sub-tier supply constraints, production constraints, and new schedule developments.
The Senior Supply Chain Manager will develop supplier's performance metrics to track day-to-day supply chain operations. Additionally, the Senior Supply Chain Manager will work with engineering customers to identify emergent demand for new product development and ensure the supply base has sufficient capacity to support both planned production and emergent development work.
About the team
Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazon's culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust.
At Amazon, our mission is to be the most customer-centric company on Earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people. We're dedicated to supporting new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we're building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.
Basic Qualifications
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 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
Knowledge of supply chain management concepts - forecasting, planning, sourcing, optimization and logistics or equivalent
Preferred Qualifications
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)
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.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $133,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $220,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
