HW Commodity Specialist II - AMZ

Employer:

Amazon Data Services, Inc.

Position: HW Commodity Specialist II (multiple positions available)

Location:

Cupertino, California

Hours:

40 hours/week, 8:00am-5:00pm

Salary Range: $/year to $/year

• Lead material availability and supply chain readiness to enable timely launches of critical new rack and server products for AWS.
• Partner with engineering to understand technical requirements and translate this to external supply partners to ensure parts are delivered to meet customer requirements.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and organizations to define business requirements, provide feedback and influence product launches and scaling based on external vendor supportability.
• Provide supply chain inputs to product roadmaps to ensure supply continuity; bring together cross‑functional teams including engineering, product management, supply chain and finance to consolidate and analyze different product options and drive alignment on the roadmap.
• Integrate across supply chain commodity managers to maintain continuity of supply while minimizing risk for excess and obsolete materials.
• Drive strategic BOM reviews and qualifications with internal teams; identify single and sole source component risks, implement risk mitigation strategies and qualify alternates by working with engineering and supplier teams; drive rack integration second sourcing as risk mitigation.
• Prepare and give detailed data‑driven business reviews to senior management, focused on procurement/sourcing execution and continuity of good supply of standard and custom components with associated impacts; present business insights and program recommendations to senior leaders across cross‑functional teams.
• Lead complex business and technical initiatives across several internal and external cross‑functional teams and subject matter experts to troubleshoot and problem‑solve project issues, remove blockers, report status and ultimately deliver the project while maintaining all project constraints.
• Lead complex business, technical and functional discussions with external vendors and internal teams during new product launches and product planning sessions.

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Administration, Engineering, Finance, or related discipline and 3 years of experience in strategic sourcing or procurement of hardware or related occupation.
• Alternatively, Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Supply Chain, Logistics, Business Administration, Engineering, Finance or related discipline followed by 5 years of progressively responsible experience in strategic sourcing or procurement of hardware or related occupation.

• 3 years of experience with data analysis tools such as advanced Excel, Pivot Tables, SQL, or Tableau.
• 3 years of experience creating, iterating, and improving end‑to‑end global component sourcing procurement and supply chain strategies.
• 3 years of experience with supply chain modeling.

A sign‑on bonus and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Base pay may vary based on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience.

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