Description

　　Have you ever wanted to be part of a team who is building industry changing technology? Amazon’s Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband network connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

　　The Kuiper team is looking for a senior global category sourcing leader to support business and engineering stakeholders in selecting, developing and managing business relationships with critical technology and service suppliers, and others as needed for Kuiper objectives. The ideal candidate will have a successful track record developing and strategy, negotiating agreements and statements of work, and managing supplier performance. Experience working in new and ambiguous environments while solving complex problems with a broad range of cross functional stakeholders will be an advantage.

　　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.

　　Key job responsibilities

　　•Use industry and relevant data analysis, create and strategic sourcing plans for a technology, business unit, department, or project to help internal customers meet their goals

　　•Work with a range of stakeholders including business leaders, engineering leaders, legal, program management, and supply chain to negotiate a variety of agreements and contracts including term sheets, MOUs, NDAs, SOWs, development agreements, component purchase agreements and others

　　•Analyze industry trends and evolving technology to proactively identify opportunities to reduce cost, minimize risk, protect continuity of supply, and exploit industry developments that benefit Amazon’s customers

　　•Influence suppliers' manufacturing processes, technology decisions, and policies in ways that are mutually beneficial and sustainable for both organizations

　　•Prioritize projects and activities to deliver maximum cost reductions and reliable supply

　　•Manage cross-functional projects against plans and objectives to meet commitments and goals

　　•Drive financial modeling of large and complex deals

　　•Evaluate and monitor financial health of critical suppliers

　　•Effectively lead cross-functional meetings with clear document writing, agenda creation, note capture and follow-up activity coordination

　　A day in the life

　　This is a fast-paced, intellectually challenging position, and will work with leaders in multiple technology areas. Have relentlessly high standards for yourself and everyone you work with, and be constantly looking for ways to improve your product’s performance, quality and cost. We want individuals who are ready for this challenge and want to reach beyond what is possible today.

　　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.

　　We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

　　Redmond, WA, USA | San Diego, CA, USA

　　Basic Qualifications

　　Bachelor’s or an advanced degree in Supply chain, Business, Finance or related technical or quantitative field.

　　3+ years experience creating and supply planning strategies for a category, department, or project to meet customer needs

　　3+ years experience prioritizing activities and aligning with stakeholders to deliver supply globally with a high degree of predictability

　　3+ years experience managing supplier relationships and allocation of material to demands based on priority

　　3+ years experience managing 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

　　Preferred Qualifications

　　Capable of analyzing 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

　　Experience or Degree in Electronics Engineering or Semiconductor Industry is preferred

　　Be a subject matter expert for the customers and technologies in which you engage

　　Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

　　Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $63,600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $153,000/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. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.