Amazon · 2 weeks ago
Sr. Commodity Manager, Robotics Supply Chain
North Reading, Massachusetts, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$133K/yr - $220K/yr
5+ years expAmazon is a leading company in robotics innovation, seeking a Sr. Commodity Manager for their Robotics Supply Chain. This role involves leading cross-functional teams to manage supplier relationships, develop sourcing strategies, and ensure effective supply chain execution for robotics products.
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Responsibilities
Lead cross-functional supply chain team dedicated to the supplier and supply chain design, sourcing and logistics decisions, and supply chain execution for robotics products from concept, through development, to scaled deployment
Act as single point of contact for program resources (leadership and working teams) to communicate Supply Chain decisions and progress, provide feedback on supply chain implications of program decisions and changes, and support financial planning and capital approvals for the program
Work with Robotics leadership to ensure partnership between Robotics Supply Chain, hardware engineering, operations and program teams on commodity and supplier selection, cost performance tradeoff analysis, cost road map development and execution, and enabling rapid product development stages, and delivering an effective path to scaled deployment
Responsible for definition and approval of the Product level Supply Chain Strategy documents, including identification of critical components and suppliers, product cost roadmap to meet payback targets, definition of capacity plan and associated sourcing and tooling requirements, supply chain risk assessment & mitigation plans
Work with sourcing in developing negotiation strategies for categories which impacts the product to deliver against business objectives and achieve sustainable relationships with strategic suppliers pertaining to Amazon Robotics products supporting the priority programs as driven by the Operating Plan (OP)
Work with GCMs on managing overall supplier relationships including supplier performance, capability development, capacity planning, contracting, risk mitigation, and cost and quality improvements
Managing overall supplier relationships including supplier performance, capability, capacity planning, contracting, risk mitigation, cost and quality improvements
Working with technical operations, engineering, and program teams on new product introduction programs to define standard and custom product requirements ensuring sourcing strategies meet the technical capabilities, cost, and business goals
Developing efficient and accurate mechanisms for communicating forecast and capacity requirements for sustaining and new products
Guiding the purchasing and planning teams by monitoring supplier performance and addressing supply and/or quality issues
Aligning supplier strategies to Robotics goals for sustaining production and new product
Development and execution of global commodity strategies that align business requirements with supplier capabilities
Maintaining monthly supplier scorecards and conducting quarterly executive business reviews
Qualification
Required
5+ years of developing, negotiating and executing business agreements experience
Experience developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the organizational level
Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related technical field
6+ years of high volume manufacturing operations or sourcing environments experience
Experience directly working with engineering teams
Experience with Microsoft Office
Experience in supply chain, commodity, and supplier management in a high volume, global sourcing and operations manufacturing environment with a global supply base of contract manufacturers
Knowledge of basic supply agreement construction and key contracting provisions/requirements
5+ years of direct experience in Sourcing Mechanical Components, including Machined Parts, Stamped Parts, Plastic Parts, and/or Raw Materials
Preferred
Experience identifying, negotiating, and executing complex legal agreements
Master's degree in a technical field, or Master of Business Administration
Experience in negotiations with global suppliers with a proven track record in cost reduction
5+ years of high volume manufacturing operations or sourcing environments experience
Experience in a Global Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Production/Procurement, Distribution, Logistics or related environment/operations
Working knowledge of applicable industries, robotics, semiconductors, consumer electronics, electric vehicles, or similar
Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
Maternity and Parental Leave Options
Paid Time Off (PTO)
401(k) Plan
Company
Amazon
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Funding
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$8.11BKey Investors
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2023-01-03Post Ipo Debt· $8B
2001-07-24Post Ipo Equity· $100M
1997-05-15IPO
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CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
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VP & CTO
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