Sr. Global Commodity Manager, Compute & Vision, Robotics Global Commodity Management

About the role

Amazon Robotics is located in the greater Boston area, the epicenter of robotics innovation. Our diverse teams come from all over the world to design, test and build our dynamic fleet of robots, mechatronic systems and pack automation solutions. We design autonomous movement and mobility, artificial intelligence and machine learning, manipulation, simulation, robotic management software, predictive analytics, and much more. The Amazon Robotics Supply Chain organization sources and manufactures a portfolio of robotics technology and is responsible for getting the right materials to the right place at the right time to support our network of global fulfillment and transportation solutions.

Responsibilities

• Managing overall supplier relationships including supplier performance, capability, capacity planning, contracting, risk mitigation, and cost and quality improvements.
• Collaborating with technical operations, engineering, and program teams on new product introduction programs to define standard and custom product requirements to ensure that sourcing strategies meet the technical capabilities, cost, and business objectives.
• Developing efficient and accurate mechanisms for communicating forecast and capacity requirements for sustaining and new products.
• Supporting the purchasing and planning teams by monitoring supplier performance and addressing supply and/or quality issues.
• Aligning supplier strategies to Robotics objectives for sustaining production and new product release.
• Developing a commodity and supplier technology roadmap, aligning business requirements with supplier capabilities.
• Responsible for maintaining monthly supplier scorecards and conducting quarterly executive business reviews.
• Periodic travel to supplier's domestic and international manufacturing sites, approximately 15%.

Basic qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business economics, engineering, analytics, mathematics, statistics, information technology or equivalent
• 7+ years of supply chain experience
• 5+ years of supply chain experience
• Bachelor's degree, or experience in design review process to incorporate electrical, mechanical, automation controls solutions to drive equipment reliability and standards
• Experience creating an innovative global supply strategy for the organization resulting in a tangible benefit to the business
• Experience in supplier relationship management (e.g. SLAs management, performance/scorecarding)

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree, or MBA in supply chain management, operations, engineering, analytics or related field

Skills & experience

The Global Commodity Management team for Electronic Components is seeking an experienced Sr. Global Commodity Manager for Perception with either experience in (CPUs, GPUs, NPUs, SoC, SoM) or Camera / Optics with a background in global supplier management, new supplier introduction, supplier development, negotiating, contract development, and executing sourcing decisions to support new product introduction and long-term commodity strategy.

The ideal candidate will be self-managed and a driven sourcing strategist, with experience in semiconductor industry, mapping and aligning design and technology roadmaps, experience in creating sourcing strategies, and business acumen to support engineering teams to develop latest technologies through strong vendor base, without capacity constrain, while achieving cost reduction goals.

Benefits

Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:

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

Pay

USA, MA, N.Reading - 147,900.00 - 200,100.00 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.

Schedule

Periodic travel to supplier's domestic and international manufacturing sites, approximately 15%.