Technical Sourcing Manager, AWS Custom Modules

Amazon; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 148,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services in Austin, TX seeks a Technical Sourcing Manager to lead hardware sourcing, pricing, geo‑diversity, and supplier relationships for AWS infrastructure. You will drive multi‑sourcing strategies, manage supplier qualification, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure scalable capacity at launch.

You will work with senior leadership to develop negotiations strategies, deliver periodic updates, and shape the roadmap for low‑cost, high‑reliability infrastructure

Qualifications

• 6+ years of responding to requests for proposals (RFPs) and matching requirements to solutions.
• 6+ years of Global Category Manager experience.
• Experience negotiating complex supplier agreements and contracts.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Mechanical sourcing strategies for AWS hardware infrastructure.
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies for AWS hardware infrastructure.
• Understand industry and technology trends.
• Identify key technology trends in the industry and drive supplier product roadmaps and execute on strategic initiatives in those products.
• Negotiate and implement complex supplier agreements and contracts by working with cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Develop negotiations strategies to deliver against business objectives and achieve sustainable relationship with suppliers.
• Provide weekly core‑team updates, deliver executive level updates on a monthly basis, and handle vendor escalations.
• Present to senior leadership via written narratives.

Skills

RFP experience

Global Category Manager experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business economics, engineering, analytics, mathematics, statistics, information technology or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree, or MBA in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related technical or quantitative field

Job description

Technical Sourcing Manager, AWS Custom Modules

Job ID: 10488797 | Amazon Web Services, Inc.

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.

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 Supply Chain & Procurement organization works to deliver cutting-edge 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!

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a highly effective candidate to identify, create, develop and integrate innovative technology to deliver the best operating, lowest cost infrastructure in the world.

This role will lead sourcing, pricing, geo‑diversity, second source manufacturing and supplier relationship efforts for supply resiliency for networking, storage, core compute and AI/ML products added to our product roadmap. This role will manage the additional supply chain complexity when qualifying suppliers and manufacturing lines when transitioning from development to mass production. Additionally, this role will deliver our component multi‑sourcing strategies, pricing, and enable contract manufacturing for the same platforms to ensure supply chain resiliency for our expanding platform roadmap. This role will be the primary supplier contacts focussed on: capacity planning, and contract agreements during product development so that at launch, manufacturing capacity is scalable to meet our customer needs.

AWS serves over a million active customers in more than 190 countries. We are steadily expanding global infrastructure to help our customers achieve lower latency and higher throughput. As our customers grow their businesses, AWS will continue to provide infrastructure that meets their global requirements.

Key job responsibilities

• Develop and implement Mechanical sourcing strategies for AWS hardware infrastructure.


• Develop and implement sourcing strategies for AWS hardware infrastructure.


• Understand industry and technology trends.


• Identify key technology trends in the industry and drive supplier product roadmaps and execute on strategic initiatives in those products.


• Negotiate and implement complex supplier agreements and contracts by working with cross‑functional stakeholders.


• Develop negotiations strategies to deliver against business objectives and achieve sustainable relationship with suppliers.


• Responsible to provide weekly core‑team updates, deliver executive level updates on a monthly basis, and will be responsible for vendor escalations in order to resolve any issues related to his/her category.


• Present to senior leadership via written narratives.

About the team

• Exhibits excellent judgment


• Has high standards (is never satisfied with the status quo)


• Is able to dive deep and is never out of touch with the details of the business


• Expects and requires innovation of her/his team


• Has passion and convictions and the innate ability to inspire passion in others


• Strong results orientation


• Thinks big

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 strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee‑led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge‑sharing, mentorship and other career‑advancing resources here to help you develop into a better‑rounded professional.

Basic Qualifications

• 6+ years of responding to requests for proposals (e.g., determining requirements, matching requirements to technical approach and solutions, developing solutions against requirements) experience


• 6+ years of Global Category Manager experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business economics, engineering, analytics, mathematics, statistics, information technology or equivalent


• Bachelor’s degree, or MBA in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related technical or quantitative field

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.

Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including:

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)


• 401(k) matching


• paid time off


• parental leave

Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business economics, engineering, analytics, mathematics, statistics, information technology or equivalent


• Bachelor’s degree, or MBA in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related technical or quantitative field

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSU). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including:

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)


• 401(k) matching


• paid time off


• parental leave

Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

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