Sr. Global Supply Manager, AWS Power and Cooling Procurement and Supply Chain

Description

AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) 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.

This position is located in Seattle, WA

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides a highly reliable, scalable, and low-cost cloud platform that powers thousands of businesses in over 190 countries. AIS Supply Chain (AIS-SC) 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!

The AIS-SC Power & Cooling team is looking for a results-oriented individual to own supply  management for Data Center Power & Cooling Equipment. Our Supply Managers are experts in their industries who deliver the supply that helps drive the  explosive growth of AWS.

As a member of the Power and Cooling Supply Chain Operations Team,  you will manage the global supply chain for one or more of the categories that reside within the  Power and Cooling Equipment space  supporting AWS Data Center build  projects. This role's primary responsibility is to maintain  unconstrained supply on a global scale for the responsible categories and work with our internal customers and  business partners to understand demand signals and drive the appropriate supply  strategies to deliver continuity of supply.

Responsibilities include:

- Develop, implement, and manage supply chain strategies on      a global scale

- Drive the strategic aspects of large complex cross-functional projects

- Develop and maintain supplier capacity modeling

- Understand  demand inputs and position supply to support unconstrained growth at AWS scale in both the short-term and long-term horizons

- Engage with global supply chain counterparts to drive leading supply chain practices and initiatives

- Drive innovation through the supply chain and influence industry practices

- Develop  analytical reports to deliver information to business partners  and stakeholders that support improved decision making

- Manage supplier lead times and drive them to meet AWS business requirements

- Manage supplier performance and allocation of material to demands based on priority

- Be a subject matter expert for the customers, technologies, and markets in which you engage

- Manage cross-functional projects against plans and objectives to meet commitments and goals

- Identify and drive realization of opportunities for sustainable, scalable, relative advantage in your      category

- Requires travel up to 10% of the year

Function Specific Work

Activities:

- Analyze industry trends and evolving technology to   proactively identify supply base opportunities to minimize risk,   protect continuity of supply, and utilize industry developments  that  benefit Amazon

- Identify and pursue opportunities to leverage and consolidate the supply base using system level tools and techniques

- Understand forecasting, demand planning, material planning, and manufacturing processes to verify supply commitments

- Manage supply buffers and allocation to shorten lead times  and build  resiliency into the supply chain without driving excess

- Drive supplier improvement initiatives to continually lower risk and reduce lead times

- Influence suppliers' manufacturing processes, technology  decisions, and policies in ways that are mutually beneficial and sustainable for both organizations

About the team

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