Global Supply Strategist, Data Center Power & Cooling

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

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a senior supply chain professional to lead global procurement and supply chain initiatives for AWS infrastructure.

You will develop and manage strategies that ensure unconstrained supply for data center power and cooling components while coordinating with internal partners worldwide. The role requires strong experience in procurement and strategic sourcing, data analysis, and managing cross-functional projects within a fast-paced tech environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of procurement, supply chain, inventory management, contract management, lease administration or operations experience
• 5+ years of relevant strategic sourcing including vendor negotiations, global contract management, process improvement, operational and financial analysis experience
• Experience with data analysis tools such as Advanced Excel, SQL, Tableau, Python
• Experience in global supply chain management, managing cross-functional teams in a fast-paced consumer electronics product company

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and manage supply chain strategies on a global scale
• Drive the strategic aspects of large complex cross-functional projects
• Develop and maintain supplier capacity modeling
• Understand demand inputs and position supply to support unconstrained growth at AWS scale in both the short-term and long-term horizons
• Engage with global supply chain counterparts to drive leading supply chain practices and initiatives
• Drive innovation through the supply chain and influence industry practices
• Develop analytical reports to deliver information to business partners and stakeholders that support improved decision making
• Manage supplier lead times and drive them to meet AWS business requirements
• Manage supplier performance and allocation of material to demands based on priority
• Be a subject matter expert for the customers, technologies, and markets in which you engage
• Manage cross-functional projects against plans and objectives to meet commitments and goals
• Identify and drive realization of opportunities for sustainable, scalable, relative advantage in your category
• Requires travel up to 15% of the year
• Analyze industry trends and evolving technology to proactively identify supply base opportunities to minimize risk
• Identify and pursue opportunities to leverage and consolidate the supply base using system level tools and techniques
• Understand forecasting, demand planning, material planning, and manufacturing processes to verify supply commitments
• Manage supply buffers and allocation to shorten lead times and build resiliency into the supply chain without driving excess
• Drive supplier improvement initiatives to continually lower risk and reduce lead times
• Influence suppliers' manufacturing processes, technology decisions, and policies in ways that are mutually beneficial and sustainable for both organizations

Skills

Procurement

Supply chain

Inventory management

Contract management

Strategic sourcing

Data analysis

Cross-functional teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or related field

Tools

Advanced Excel

SQL

Tableau

Python

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a senior supply chain professional to lead global procurement and supply chain initiatives for AWS infrastructure.

You will develop and manage strategies that ensure unconstrained supply for data center power and cooling components while coordinating with internal partners worldwide. The role requires strong experience in procurement and strategic sourcing, data analysis, and managing cross-functional projects within a fast-paced tech environment.