Data Center Supply Chain Lead: Long-Lead Equipment

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a data-driven Supply Chain Manager to own sourcing and supply management for critical long lead equipment across the Americas. You will manage end-to-end supply chain for high-complexity electrical systems and maintain unconstrained supply to support AWS Data Center builds.

The role requires strong procurement, strategic sourcing, and analytics skills, with travel up to 15–20% of the year.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of procurement, supply chain, inventory management, contract management, lease administration or operations experience.
• 5+ years of strategic sourcing including vendor negotiations, global contract management, process improvement, operational and financial analysis.
• Experience with data analysis tools such as Advanced Excel, SQL, Tableau, Python.
• Experience in global supply chain management and leading cross-functional teams in a fast-paced consumer electronics company.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the global supply chain strategy for long lead equipment, delivering high-quality equipment solutions on time and at optimal costs.
• Manage end-to-end supply chain operations including supplier on-time delivery, capacity planning, logistics, inventory management, and lead time optimization.
• Align demand signals with supplier capacity to maintain unconstrained supply at AMER scale.
• Build and maintain strategic supplier relationships for assigned categories.
• Manage supplier performance and allocate equipment to demands based on priority.
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks to ensure uninterrupted delivery of critical electrical systems.
• Partner with Design Engineering, Planning & Delivery, DCSP teams, and Delivery Management to support electrical infrastructure product roadmap development.
• Collaborate with engineering, product managers, quality, and demand planning teams on procurement decisions.
• Influence supplier and technology selection to provide maximum benefit to AWS.
• Drive standardization initiatives across programs to reduce complexity and improve supply chain efficiency.
• Identify and implement innovative supply chain technologies and best practices to enhance flexibility and resilience.
• Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies in electrical distribution to maintain competitive advantage.
• Develop predictive analytics models for demand forecasting and capacity planning.
• Create analytical reports that deliver actionable insights to business partners and stakeholders.
• Support data-driven decision making for electrical equipment procurement.
• Be a subject matter expert for the customers, technologies, and markets in which you engage. Requires travel up to 15-20% of the year

Skills

Procurement

Supply chain

Inventory management

Contract management

Lease administration

Operations

Data analysis

Advanced Excel

SQL

Tableau

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree

Related technical field

Tools

Advanced Excel

SQL

Tableau

Python

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a data-driven Supply Chain Manager to own sourcing and supply management for critical long lead equipment across the Americas. You will manage end-to-end supply chain for high-complexity electrical systems and maintain unconstrained supply to support AWS Data Center builds.

The role requires strong procurement, strategic sourcing, and analytics skills, with travel up to 15–20% of the year.