Sr. Global Supply Chain Manager, AWS Infrastructure Services

Amazon Data Services, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Procurement Manager to own end-to-end supply chain for data center power and cooling equipment. You will manage unconstrained global supply, work with internal customers and partners to understand demand, and drive supply strategies to ensure continuity while keeping costs down.

The role requires travel up to 15% and collaboration with engineering and operations teams to deliver scalable, cost-efficient solutions for AWS infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Experience leading end-to-end supply chain functions.
• Ability to optimize cost while maintaining supply continuity.
• Strong collaboration with engineering and business partners.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and manage global supply chain strategies.
• De-risk constraints with long-term supplier strategies for critical components.
• Drive cross-functional projects and lead supplier capacity modeling.
• Align demand signals with unconstrained supply for AWS scale.
• Collaborate with global supply chain teams to drive best practices.
• Partner with engineering to enable new product deployments at scale.
• Develop analytical reports to support decision making; manage lead times and supplier performance.
• Travel up to 15% of the year.

Skills

Supply chain management

Procurement

Demand planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor management

Travel readiness

Job description

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain - and we're looking for talented people who want to help.

You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You'll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

This position is located in Seattle, WA.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides a highly reliable, scalable, and low-cost cloud platform that powers thousands of businesses in over 190 countries. AWS Infrastructure Service (AIS) organization works to deliver scalable solutions to source, build and maintain our socially responsible data center supply chains. We are a team of highly-motivated, engaged, and responsive professionals who enable the core sustainable infrastructure of AWS. Come join our team and be a part of history as we deliver results for the largest cloud services company on Earth!

The AIS Power & Cooling team is looking for a results-oriented individual to own supply chain management for Data Center Power & Cooling Equipment. Our Procurement Managers are experts in their industries who deliver the supply that helps drive the explosive growth of AWS.

As a member of the Power and Cooling Procurement Team, you will manage the end-to-end global supply chain for one or more of the categories that reside within the Power and Cooling Equipment space supporting AWS Data Center build projects. This role's primary responsibility is to maintain unconstrained supply on a global scale for the responsible categories and work with our internal customers and business partners to understand demand signals and drive the appropriate supply strategies to deliver continuity of supply. This has to be achieved while enabling procurement with low cost structure and flexibility in adapting to volatile demand.

Key job responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and manages supply chain strategies on a global scale
• De-risk supply chain constraints through sustainable long-term strategies for tier-1 solutions and tier-2+ critical components
• Drive the strategic aspects of large complex cross-functional projects
• Develop and maintain supplier capacity modeling both from equipment and on-site commissioning support resourcing perspectives
• 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
• Partner with engineering teams to drive successful new product deployments at scale
• 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 makingManage 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
• Manage Tier 2 supplier risk and develop advanced risk mitigation strategies
• Manage field observations and drive closure by working closely with commissioning service provider and supplier
• Requires travel up to 15% of the year

About the team

Why AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Diverse Experiences

Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we