Strategic Planning Mgr Spares, IPS

About the role

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles to help deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost.

We are looking for a high-ownership, results-oriented individual to support Data Center Spares planning. You will work across teams and customers to align on short and long-range supply plans, contributing to our Global Spare Planning function to understand the needs of our data centers and manage inventory across our supply chain. This role offers the opportunity to drive and influence business-critical decisions impacting the long-term future of the business.

Responsibilities

• Develop and communicate comprehensive spare parts inventory strategies and processes in alignment with multiple channels, department plans, key inventory targets, and business goals.
• Create and execute strategies for the implementation of replenishment and inventory to achieve key business outcomes while proactively identifying improvements.
• Leverage reports and analytics to make recommendations in line with business strategy and goals.
• Monitor and review historical usage trends, research demand drivers, utilize forecast data and statistical forecast models, analyze auto-generated forecast output, and evaluate forecast results.
• Interact with data center operations, hardware engineering, business service owners, supply chain teams, logistics operations, and other multi-functional stakeholders to understand business needs and demand drivers.
• Review buying multiples, minimums, replenished forecasts, lead-times, and vendor performance to optimize inventory performance.
• Partner and collaborate with business partners, suppliers, and operations proactively for the collaborative forecasting process to drive inventory optimization, part availability, and cost productivity.
• Develop strategies and mechanisms to monitor, reduce, and control inventory excess across regions and categories.

Requirements

• Communicate ideas concisely to a wide variety of stakeholders for purposes ranging from informative to securing approvals from executives.
• Take initiative, willing to “get hands dirty” in a start-up environment while simultaneously developing processes, automation, and delivering results.
• Clearly define data requirements and metrics, working with teams to implement the entire data flow from capture to presentation and management.
• High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of program, project, or product management, or leading product implementation experience.
• 5+ years of supply chain management, planning, strategic sourcing, commodity management, or program management experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or MBA in supply chain management, operations, engineering, analytics, or related field.
• Proven track record of high-impact business results.
• Excellent written composition and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to operate both strategically and tactically in a high-energy, fast-paced environment.
• A strong sense of ownership over work.
• Superior analytical skills, with the ability to dive in and quickly understand root cause and identify scalable solutions.
• Excellent business judgment, strong written and oral communication skills, and a practical, common-sense approach to getting things done.
• High degree of organization and ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously.
• Deep understanding of inventory management principles and systems.

Pay

USA, WA, Seattle - $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.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and optional supplemental life plans).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and mental health support.
• Medical Advice Line.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off and parental leave.

Learn more about our benefits at amazon.jobs/en/benefits.