Direct Satellite Buyer,Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC Job Bellevue area,Washington USA,Supply Chain/Logistics

Direct Satellite Buyer, Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

Job : | Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC

Leo is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

Export Control Requirement:
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

We are seeking an experienced Buyer to support hardware supply chain procurement across Amazon Leo's satellite constellation. The role is responsible for purchase order management and delivery of satellite materials to meet production and engineering schedules. This role will work with multiple Supply Chain Managers and business functions in a team environment. You will work cross-functionally with supply chain managers, planning, warehouse, quality, and production.

Key

job responsibilities

Place and manage purchase orders in SAP, working with Global Commodity Managers and category teams to support production and NPI builds.

Own and report on procurement metrics, including on-time delivery to need-by date, on-time delivery to promise date, PO health, and open PO aging.

Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions when metrics miss target.

Manage and resolve PO-to-invoice discrepancies, returns, and quality issues with suppliers to prevent payment delays and receiving holds.

Onboard new suppliers into procurement systems, ensuring all required documentation, contracts, and compliance records are complete before first PO.

Ensure compliance with correct export and qualify flow-down requirements applicable to the Leo program.

Monitor safety stock and flag supply delays early and work with the team to develop mitigation plans, elevate critical shortages, and expedite parts.

Create and improve procurement processes including standard work, PO management playbooks, and supplier performance tracking to improve efficiency and reduce errors.

Collaborate with internal customers and provide a high level of customer service, including recommending solutions, resources and alternative supply options.

About the team

Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious and earn trust.

Mentorship

& Career Growth

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Innovation

is part of our DNA!

Our goal is to be Earth's most customer-centric company, and we are just getting started. We need people who want to join an ambitious program that continues to push the state of the art in space based systems design and wireless systems.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or above in Business,…