Sr. Supply Chain Product Lifecycle Manager, Optical Modules

General Work Activities

• Create and execute end-to-end product lifecycle plan for optical modules in collaboration for Sourcing, Supply Chain and Engineering counterparts
• Develop and collaborate on product roadmap with engineering and sourcing counterparts
• Drive qualification of second source or new revision hardware with network hardware engineering counterparts as well as networking deployment teams
• Drive product portfolio qualification strategy and mitigate risks to meeting qualification timeline
• Conduct New Unique Difficult Different (NUDD) review of second source components
• Align new hardware feature requirements from internal network engineering teams and hardware development engineering teams
• Rationalize SKU portfolio to avoid redundant SKUs while ensuring optimal multi-source coverage
• Align SKU portfolio strategy with supply chain and engineering counterparts
• Manage BOM configurations and lifecycle status changes
• Create and align end of life and last time buy plans for SKUs that are phasing out
• Develop subject matter expertise in the category of networking hardware you manage to advise engineering, sourcing and supply chain counterparts on optimal lifecycle strategies
• Influence business partners, suppliers, and executive leaders to achieve product lifecycle management goals

Key job responsibilities

• Act as a critical liaison and program manager to align technical qualification activities with engineering and supply chain
• Manage optical modules as a portfolio, planning and executing their introduction, qualification, launch, and end of life activities
• Interact with suppliers, engineering, and supply chain counterparts on a daily basis and leverage technical knowledge of hardware as well as supply chain acumen to help the business flow
• Develop deep and practical knowledge of the hardware you manage as well as its application in the AWS network
• Develop a lifecycle strategy to support the technology roadmap

About the team

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or equivalent
• 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience
• 5+ years of technical product or program management experience
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience
• Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
• 2+ years of computer networking experience, or experience with network hardware: copper and optical fiber cabling, switches, routers
• Experience with Networking hardware technologies such as optical modules, routers, switches, etc