Global Spare Parts Planning & Inventory Lead

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Herndon, VA is seeking a skilled professional to lead procurement and supply chain initiatives for mission-critical spare parts across AWS data centers.

You will drive demand forecasting, inventory strategies, and cross-functional collaboration with operations, engineering, and suppliers. The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, process improvement, and delivering high-impact results in a fast-paced, global cloud environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of procurement, supply chain, inventory management, contract management, lease administration or operations experience.
• 4+ years of relevant strategic sourcing including vendor negotiations, global contract management, process improvement, operational and financial analysis experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related technical field.
• 2+ years of data analysis using tools such as Excel, Pivot Tables, SQL, Tableau, or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years experience in global supply chain management, managing cross-functional teams in a fast-paced consumer electronics product company

Responsibilities

• Monitor historical usage trends and demand drivers; analyze forecast data and results.
• Collaborate with center ops, hardware engineering, business service owners, supply chain teams, logistics operations, and other multi-functional stake holders to understand business needs and demand drivers.
• Develop and communicate spare parts inventory strategies aligned with multiple channels, department plans, key inventory targets, and business goals.
• Create and execute inventory strategies to achieve key business outcomes while proactively identifying improvements.
• Leverage reports and analytics to make recommendations in line with business strategy and goals.
• Review buying multiples, minimums, replenished forecasts, lead-times, and vendor performance to optimize inventory performance.
• Collaborate with business partners, suppliers, and operations proactively for the collaborative forecasting process to drive inventory optimization, part availability and cost productivity.

Skills

Procurement

Supply chain

Data analysis

Vendor negotiations

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

Pivot Tables

SQL

Tableau

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Herndon, VA is seeking a skilled professional to lead procurement and supply chain initiatives for mission-critical spare parts across AWS data centers.

You will drive demand forecasting, inventory strategies, and cross-functional collaboration with operations, engineering, and suppliers. The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, process improvement, and delivering high-impact results in a fast-paced, global cloud environment.