Senior Strategic Hardware Sourcing Specialist

Amazon Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a collaborative Hardware Commodity Specialist to join our Internal Procurement team. You will develop and execute procurement strategies for hardware categories, optimize cost, quality, and supply continuity, and manage supplier relationships.

You will partner with engineering, operations, and finance to tackle ambiguous problems, present solutions to leadership, and drive process improvements that deliver long-term value.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic supply schedules, clearly communicating priorities and status to internal and external stakeholders
• Manage end-to-end supplier relationships, including performance monitoring, regular business reviews, contract negotiations, and corrective action plans to ensure quality, delivery, and cost targets are met.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners in engineering, finance, and operations to align procurement activities with program needs, support new product introductions, and inform make-versus-buy decisions.
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks by monitoring supplier health, developing contingency plans, and coordinating capacity and inventory strategies to maintain supply continuity.
• Drive process improvements and operational excellence within the procurement function, leveraging data analytics and generative AI tools where appropriate to increase efficiency and decision-making quality.
• Design and maintain scalable, reliable analytical tools, dashboards, and metrics to drive key decisions and resource prioritization

Job description

Amazon is seeking a collaborative Hardware Commodity Specialist to join our Internal Procurement team. You will develop and execute procurement strategies for hardware categories, optimize cost, quality, and supply continuity, and manage supplier relationships.

You will partner with engineering, operations, and finance to tackle ambiguous problems, present solutions to leadership, and drive process improvements that deliver long-term value.