Technical Sourcing Manager, Silicon chips

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs/Stock options

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Senior Global Category Manager to lead sourcing and supplier relationships for AWS hardware infrastructure. You will manage capacity planning, multi-sourcing, and contract manufacturing while driving cost reductions across global platforms.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, executive communication, and delivering resilient supply chains for AWS data center needs. Extensive experience in cloud tech and AI-related sourcing is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years developing, negotiating and executing business agreements.
• 5+ years working with Core Cloud Technology Services (Compute, Edge, Hybrid, Security, Networking).
• 5+ years of Data & AI related technologies (AI/ML, GenAI, Analytics, Database, Storage).
• 5+ years in program management or metrics-driven decision making.
• Experience influencing leadership decisions at org-wide level.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional release schedules and programs.
• Experience communicating complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience presenting to executives and managing multi-year cross-functional initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic ICs sourcing strategies for AWS hardware infrastructure.
• Develop and implement sourcing strategies for AWS hardware infrastructure.
• Understand industry and technology trends.
• Identify key technology trends and drive supplier roadmaps and strategic initiatives.
• Negotiate and implement complex supplier agreements with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Develop negotiation strategies to meet business objectives and maintain supplier relationships.
• Provide weekly core-team updates and monthly executive updates; manage vendor escalations.
• Present to senior leadership via written narratives.
• Lead capacity planning and contract negotiations to scale manufacturing at launch.
• Coordinate multi-sourcing strategies and contract manufacturing for platforms.
• Maintain primary supplier contacts for capacity and risk management.
• Support global footprint expansion and cost optimization initiatives.

Skills

Negotiation

Sourcing strategies

Supply chain management

Global procurement

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

Contract management

Pricing strategies

Leadership

RFP response

Cloud technology awareness

AI/ML understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree or MBA

Job description

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 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. Key job responsibilities 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. A day in the life

Key job responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic ICs 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.
• 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

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

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of developing, negotiating and executing business agreements experience
• 5+ years of working with Core Cloud Technology Services, including, but not limited to Compute, Edge, Hybrid, Security, and/or Networking experience
• 5+ years of working with Data & AI related technologies, including, but not limited to, AI/ML, GenAI, Analytics, Database, and/or Storage experience
• 5+ years of in program management, workforce strategy development, or metrics-driven decision making experience
• Bachelor's degree
• Experience developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the organizational level
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
• Experience explaining complex technical concepts to various business and technical audiences
• Experience presenting to both technical and non-technical executive audiences
• Experience leading complex, multi-year initiatives that may be cross-functional and/or span business and technology

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience interpreting data and making business recommendations
• Master's degree in business, data science, public administration, finance, engineering, human resources, or related field, or MBA
• Experience identifying, negotiating, and executing complex legal agreements
• Experience interpreting data and making business recommendations across leadership and cross-functional teams
• Experience using analytical tools for workforce metrics and reporting

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USA, WA, Seattle - 147,900.00 - 200,100.00 USD annually

Company

Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Job ID: A10519877