Sr. Global Supply Manager, Networking Inventory Lead

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!

The ISCaP Networking team is looking for a results-oriented individual to own cross functional strategy development and supply management across multiple hardware categories (switches, optics, cables, DWDM, OEM). This individual will develop and implement a holistic inventory optimization strategy that balances supply continuity with cost management. This individual will lead cross functional planning initiatives and drive alignment amongst GSM peers to execute and report progress on these initiatives. Our Global Supply Managers are (or become) experts in their industries and help drive the explosive growth of AWS.

General Work Activities:

• Create and execute supply planning strategies to meet the category, department, project and customer needs
• Prioritize activities and align with stakeholders to deliver supply globally with a high degree of predictability
• Manage supplier relationships 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 durable, relative advantage in your category

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/supply/inventory planning, and manufacturing processes/capacity 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

A day in the life
You will be working closely with your Category GSM counterparts, demand planning, warehousing, and automation partners to develop and implement strategies, tools, and initiatives to control inventory levels. You will also focus on improving planning processes to simplify and unify the planning approach used by each Category GSM. You goal will be to improve the planning experience of your Category GSMs while optimizing inventory and cost metrics.

About the team
You will join a team of highly capable and driven global supply managers who have experience from inside and outside the tech/networking industry. We are diving deeper into the supply chain and working closer with our OEM and ODM partners. Although we have a ways to go, we have a heavy focus on automation and tools creation. We encourage and empower our team members be "builders", just as much as we are supply managers. This is a great place to apply and grow your knowledge of technology, take ownership for your space, and grow into a future leader.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or an advanced degree in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related technical or quantitative field, or additional 8+ Years work experience in supply chain or sourcing or procurement of hardware in lieu of a degree
• 6+ years of experience in supply/in-stock management, forecast/demand/supply/capacity planning, enterprise technology, or electronics manufacturing
• 4+ years of experience with data analysis tools such as Excel, Pivot Tables ,SQL, Python, Tableau, etc..

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or advanced degree in engineering or other quantitative disciplines
• 6+ years of experience in supply management of consumer electronics, electronic components, original design manufacture (ODM) of networking equipment, personal computers, or servers
• Broad supply chain experience, such as new product introduction, forecast/demand/supply/capacity planning, and supplier management
• Strong proficiency in analysis tools including Microsoft Excel, SQL, Tableau, and statisti