Amazon
Location
Sunnyvale, CA | United States
Job description
Description
Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV, and Amazon Echo. What will you help us create?
As a Commodity Manager, you will:
Develop a commodity technology roadmap aligning business requirements with supplier capabilities
Be responsible for AVL of your commodity managing supplier selection, qualification and price negotiation
Manage all aspects of new supplier bring-up including database management in Agile or other ERP systems
Ensure a competitive sourcing environment leading to continuous improvement in quality, cost, service and technology
Work closely with Engineering to influence technical design decisions to meet expectations, technical capabilities, and business objectives
Interface with Planning and Program Management to assess current and future sourcing requirements
Help drive quarterly executive business reviews of strategic sourcing plan that defines, among other things, market and business analysis, product roadmaps, supplier capabilities and annual / quarterly strategic business objectives
Maintain expertise/knowledge of market trends including rigorous analysis of market drivers, cost structures, technical improvements and competitive landscape
Travel periodically to supplier’s manufacturing sites
Support our OEM supplier initiatives including annual cost reductions, VMI/JIT, lead-time reductions, favorable payment terms, etc.
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 open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science
5+ years of experience in technical and commercial sourcing environment in a high volume manufacturing operations
5+ years of direct experience in supplier/supply chain management
Global supply chain experience managing cross functional teams in a fast pace consumer electronics product company
Knowledge of basic supply agreement construction; understanding of key contracting provisions/requirements
Experience with Microsoft Office
Working knowledge of the semiconductor industry, IC manufacturing processes, packaging, technologies and key suppliers
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering
Familiarity with world-class sourcing methods and tools
Exceptional ability to solve problems and coordinate with global team members
Extensive negotiation experience with global suppliers with a proven track record in cost reduction
Excellent written and verbal communications skills
Ability to be innovative in issues related to strategic sourcing, vendor relations, quality assurance and the associated measurement systems
Excellent analytical skills (i.e. cost modeling, quotation analysis, supplier selection)
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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. For more information, please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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