Senior Global Category Manager, Amazon Custom Modules

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement PCBA Supply 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 relationships with suppliers.
• Provide weekly core-team updates, deliver executive level updates on a monthly basis, and be responsible for vendor escalations in order to resolve any issues related to his/her category.
• Present to senior leadership via written narratives.

Requirements

• 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 in data analysis using tools such as Excel, Pivot Tables, SQL, Tableau, or equivalent.
• Experience in high-volume manufacturing operations or sourcing environments.
• 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.
• Experience in program, project or product management, or leading product implementation.

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).

Skills

• Excellent judgment.
• High standards (never satisfied with the status quo).
• Able to dive deep and never out of touch with the details of the business.
• Passion and convictions and the innate ability to inspire passion in others.
• Strong results orientation.
• Think big.

Benefits

Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Base salary range for this position: $147,900.00 - $200,100.00 USD annually.