New Product Lead - Tech, Robotics Supply Chain

About the role

We are seeking a Robotics Supply Chain New Product Lead - Tech to tackle the most critical, technologically advanced products at Amazon. The Lead will be responsible for a small portfolio of robotic products and accountable for supplier and supply chain strategies, product cost roadmaps, enabling rapid NPI builds, and ensuring a successful ramp to mass production. They manage their products from concept, through development, to scaled deployment, working with senior product and engineering leaders to drive appropriate trade-offs between commercial vs. technical constraints, risks, and goals.

Essential to the role is a level of technical subject matter expertise to work effectively with the technical teams developing these robotic products. This includes an understanding of the technologies and architectures of the robotic products and key commodities, as well as the technology’s development and integration strategy within Amazon and the wider industry. The role contributes to technical strategies and decisions, balancing technical and business requirements to drive engineering teams toward scalable products that achieve Amazon’s cost targets.

The RSC New Product Lead - Tech is a trusted subject matter expert who clearly communicates with stakeholders, advocates for commercial opportunities at the Director level and above, and owns reporting on forecasting, planning, and business impact. Their impact is measurable via quantifiable metrics, and they influence measurable business outcomes.

20–25% travel required.

Responsibilities

• Support the product development process by working across cross-functional supply chain teams focused on supplier management, supply chain design, sourcing, logistics, and supply chain execution for robotics products from concept through scaled deployment.
• Serve as a key point of contact for program teams to communicate supply chain decisions and progress, share feedback on supply chain implications of program changes, and support financial planning and capital approval processes.
• Partner with Robotics leadership and cross-functional teams — including hardware engineering, operations, and program management — on commodity and supplier selection, cost-performance tradeoff analysis, cost roadmap development, and supporting rapid product development and scaled deployment.
• Support the development of Product-level Supply Chain Strategy documents, including identification of critical components and suppliers, product cost roadmaps, capacity planning, sourcing and tooling requirements, and supply chain risk assessment and mitigation plans.
• Collaborate with sourcing teams to develop negotiation strategies for categories impacting the product, working toward business objectives and building sustainable supplier relationships for Amazon Robotics priority programs aligned to the Operating Plan (OP).
• Work with Global Commodity Managers (GCMs) to support supplier relationship management, including supplier performance, capability development, capacity planning, contracting, risk mitigation, and cost and quality improvements.
• Contribute to roadmap development for achieving NPI and GA total cost targets (TCO), including make vs. buy analysis and value engineering opportunities.
• Support non-cost goals including Sustainability, Supplier Development, and Cost Savings as part of the product-specific supply chain strategy.

Requirements

• 3+ years of business development, partnership management, or sourcing new business experience.
• 3+ years of solving problems with technology in the Automotive & Manufacturing industries experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements.
• Proven background in Robotics automation, global supplier management, and new product introduction on the development and scaled production of advanced technology.
• Experience working with cross-functional leaders from product, engineering, manufacturing, and field operations.
• Self-managing with a high sense of urgency and driven to achieve product development and deployment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Excel at an intermediate level (e.g., pivot tables & charts, multiple criteria lookups, nested logical/IF formulas, data cleansing, array formulas, etc.).

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage.
• Maternity and Parental Leave Options.
• Paid Time Off (PTO).
• 401(k) Plan.

Pay

USA, MA, N.Reading - $92,400.00 - $160,000.00 USD annually

USA, MA, Westborough - $92,400.00 - $160,000.00 USD annually

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.

About The Team

The NPI Supply Chain Product Management team develops supply chain strategies for new FTR products from concept to general availability. As the central integration point between technical, commercial, and operational teams, we drive PDP adherence and comprehensive supplier readiness oversight. Our vision establishes scalable, cost-effective solutions leveraging AI-driven insights to exceed performance targets. Our mission encompasses end-to-end strategy development through data-driven decisions, comprehensive make-vs-buy frameworks, regional manufacturing strategies, and cross-functional integration with Engineering, Strategic Sourcing, AMQE, and Planning. We maintain accountability for product cost targets, supplier readiness metrics, and program milestones while optimizing total landed cost and operational efficiency across FTR's portfolio.