Job Description
DESCRIPTION
Amazon is looking for a results-oriented individual to own supply management for hardware that runs the infrastructure powering Amazon Web Services (AWS). Our Supply Chain Planning Managers are experts in their industries who deliver the supply that help drive the explosive growth of AWS.
General Work Activities:
Create and execute supply planning strategies for a category, department, or project to meet customer needs
Prioritize activities and align with stakeholders to deliver supply globally with a high degree of predictability
Manage supplier performance and allocation of material to demands based on priority
Be a subject matter expert for the customers, technologies, and markets in which you engage
Manage cross-functional projects against plans and objectives to meet commitments and goals
Identify and drive realization of opportunities for durable, relative advantage in your category
Key job responsibilities
Analyze industry trends and evolving technology to proactively identify supply base opportunities to minimize risk, protect continuity of supply, and utilize industry developments that benefit Amazon
Identify and pursue opportunities to leverage and consolidate the supply base using system level tools and techniques
Understand forecasting, demand planning, material/supply/inventory planning, and manufacturing processes/capacity to verify supply commitments
Manage supply buffers and allocation to shorten lead times and build resiliency into the supply chain without driving excess
Drive supplier improvement initiatives to continually lower risk and reduce lead times
Influence suppliers' manufacturing processes, technology decisions, and policies in ways that are mutually beneficial and sustainable for both organizations
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business, or related field
6+ years of experience in supply/in-stock management, forecast/demand/supply/capacity planning, enterprise technology, or electronics manufacturing
3+ years of experience in supply management of silicon, electronic components, original design manufacture (ODM) of server hardware
Job Tags
Full time,