Senior Global Category Manager

- 6+ years of responding to requests for proposals (e.
g.
, determining requirements, matching requirements to technical approach and solutions, developing solutions against requirements) experience 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 (ISCaP) 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, and second source manufacturing efforts for supply resiliency for 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 AI/ML roadmap.
This role will lead line qualification, 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 Professional traits that are necessary for Amazon leaders: - 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 We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: Austin, TX, USA | Seattle, WA, USA - Bachelor's degree in business economics, engineering, analytics, mathematics, statistics, information technology or equivalent Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets.
The base pay for this position ranges from $118,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $220,200/year in our highest geographic market.
Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Amazon is a total compensation company.
Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.
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This position will remain posted until filled.
Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.