Manager - Supply Chain and Procurement, Custom Silicon

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) seeks a strong people leader to build and manage the supply chain and procurement team responsible for a custom silicon portfolio. This role focuses on delivering the right supply at the right time, through data-driven decisions and executive-level communication.

You will hire, develop, and lead a team of supply and commodity managers, define complex supply chain strategies, and own supplier negotiations and relationships with silicon partners.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience building and developing teams.
• Strong background in supply chain and procurement strategy.
• Ability to translate data into actionable sourcing decisions.

Responsibilities

• Hire, develop, and lead a team of supply and commodity managers for the custom silicon portfolio.
• Define and deliver complex supply chain strategies as a key member of the AWS Infrastructure team.
• Own supplier strategy and commercial negotiation, including long-term agreements.
• Direct engagement with hardware teams and silicon partners to translate requirements into sourcing direction.
• Guide written recommendations and insights for key stakeholders to shape sourcing design.
• Manage multiple projects, prioritizing amid ambiguity and changing conditions.
• Develop scalable analytics tools, dashboards, and metrics to drive decisions.
• Build a high-performing, resilient team with bench strength and succession plans.

Skills

People leadership

Supply chain management

Procurement strategy

Data-driven decision making

Tools

SQL

Tableau/BI

Excel

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a strong people leader to build and manage the supply chain and procurement team responsible for a custom silicon portfolio. This team identifies, develops, and integrates innovative silicon technology to deliver the best operating, lowest-cost infrastructure in the world, working in close collaboration with internal and external cross-functional teams. It is central to how AWS's Supply Chain and Procurement organization achieves continuity of supply and cost goals on constrained, long-lead components.

The successful candidate is an experienced manager who thrives in ambiguity, holds a high bar for detail, and has built and developed teams in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment. You set direction, grow talent, and hold your team accountable for results. You bring excellent analytical judgment, program and people management experience, and the ability to lead executive-level reviews and communicate clearly at all levels of the company — in writing and in meetings.

The ideal candidate raises the bar on delivering the right supply at the right time, and builds a team that does the same. You are curious about the business end-to-end, coach your team to deep-dive into data, and have a track record of using data to influence decision makers and develop people who do likewise.

Key job responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Hire, develop, and lead a team of supply and commodity managers covering the custom silicon portfolio, setting goals and owning performance
• Define and deliver complex supply chain strategies for the portfolio as a key member of the AWS Infrastructure supply chain leadership team.
• Own supplier strategy and commercial negotiation across the portfolio, including capacity commitments and long-term agreements, and represent your team in executive and partner reviews.
• Direct your team's engagement with hardware teams and silicon partners, translating technical requirements into sourcing direction that strengthens our supply chain.
• Guide the written recommendations and insights your team produces for key stakeholders to shape solution and sourcing design.
• Manage a portfolio of projects simultaneously, setting priorities for the team through ambiguity and rapidly changing conditions.
• Direct the design and maintenance of scalable, reliable analytical tools, dashboards, and metrics that drive key decisions and resource prioritization.
• Build a high-performing, resilient team: develop bench strength, plan succession for critical commodities, and create an environment where people get results at an effective pace under tight deadlines.