Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Technology

Sr.CategorySourcingManager,AISSCNetworking

$133–220k Cupertino, California, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Sr. Category Sourcing Manager, AIS-SC Networking at Amazon Web Services, Inc.. Skills: Strategic sourcing, Technology road mapping, Supplier management. Create strategic sourcing plans. Advise business partners to reduce costs”

What You'll Achieve.

Drive lowest total cost of ownership; Meet and exceed customer demand; Reduce cost; Minimize risk; Protect continuity of supply; Utilize emerging opportunities; Meet and exceed goals; Create greater efficiencies; Achieve economies of scale; Identify savings opportunities; Deliver business objectives; Achieve sustainable relationships; Leverage supply base; Consolidate supply base; Achieve agreement on contract terms

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Data interpretation; Cost analysis; Risk assessment

Eligibility Requirements

20% travel

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years experience, Experience with technology sourcing, Experience with operations, Experience with business partners, Experience with engineering partners, Experience with driving plans, Experience with execution, Experience with high growth industry, Experience with optimizing operations, Experience with driving results, Experience with accountability, Experience with strategic sourcing, Experience with technology road mapping, Experience with industry enabling, Experience with project execution, Experience with optical modules, Experience with sourcing strategies, Experience with action plans, Experience with total cost of ownership, Experience with data centers, Experience with supply chain, Experience with engineering, Experience with business organizations, Experience with product perspective, Experience with supply chain perspective, Experience with industry players, Experience with vendors, Experience with customers, Experience with technology, Experience with reducing cost, Experience with minimizing risk, Experience with continuity of supply, Experience with emerging opportunities, Experience with business unit sourcing plans, Experience with department sourcing plans, Experience with project sourcing plans, Experience with satisfying internal clients, Experience with reducing costs, Experience with supply base, Experience with creating efficiencies, Experience with economies of scale, Experience with spending patterns, Experience with savings opportunities, Experience with category, Experience with verticals, Experience with handling priorities, Experience with modifying plans, Experience with modifying actions, Experience with leading sourcing engagements, Experience with leading sourcing teams, Experience with opportunity identification, Experience with RFIs, Experience with developing negotiation strategies, Experience with delivering business objectives, Experience with achieving sustainable relationships, Experience with suppliers, Experience with analyzing opportunities, Experience with leveraging supply base, Experience with consolidating supply base, Experience with system level tools, Experience with system level techniques, Experience with evaluating supplier core competencies, Experience with evaluating competitive positioning, Experience with industry cost models, Experience with reviewing suppliers, Experience with approving suppliers, Experience with bid processes, Experience with analyzing industry, Experience with understanding trends, Experience with understanding competitive positioning, Experience with system activation, Experience with negotiating supplier agreements, Experience with implementing supplier agreements, Experience with negotiating contracts, Experience with implementing contracts, Experience with cross-functional stakeholders, Experience with reaching agreement, Experience with contract terms, Experience with contract conditions, Experience with influencing supplier manufacturing processes, Experience with influencing technology decisions, Experience with influencing supplier policies, Experience with leveraging Amazon's spend, Experience with managing supplier relationships, Experience with establishing primary business contact, Experience with key suppliers, Experience with managing Networking Silicon business, Experience with mid-term technology sourcing strategies, Experience with long-term technology sourcing strategies, Experience with partnering with hardware engineering teams, Experience with devising sourcing plans, Experience with devising technology development plans, Experience with launching next generation networking hardware, Experience with silicon platforms, Experience with hardware development teams, Experience with network design, Experience with network deployment engineering teams, Experience with finance, Experience with legal, Experience with managing working supplier relationships, Experience with managing executive level supplier relationships, Experience with silicon suppliers, Experience with roadmap planning, Experience with execution, Experience with technology migration strategy, Experience with working with peers, Experience with core category team, Experience with driving category strategy, Experience with executing category strategy, Experience with building supplier relationships, Experience with architecting agreements, Experience with supporting AWS network, Experience with making sourcing decisions, Experience with customer security, Experience with time to market, Experience with technology benefit, Experience with quality, Experience with cost, Experience explaining complex technical concepts, Experience presenting to executive audiences

Nice to Have

Experience interpreting data, Experience making business recommendations, Experience identifying complex legal agreements, Experience negotiating complex legal agreements, Experience executing complex legal agreements, Experience working in Networking industry, Experience with Routers, Experience with Switches, Experience with Switch ASICs, Experience with Networking operating systems, Experience with Networking protocols

What You'll Do.

Create strategic sourcing plans

Advise business partners to reduce costs

Analyze spending patterns

Become subject matter expert

Ensure priorities are handled effectively

Modify plans and actions

Lead sourcing engagements

Develop negotiation strategies

Deliver against business objectives

Achieve sustainable relationships with suppliers

Analyze opportunities to leverage supply base

Analyze opportunities to consolidate supply base

Evaluate supplier core competencies

Evaluate competitive positioning

Review suppliers for bid processes

Approve suppliers for bid processes

Negotiate supplier agreements

Implement supplier agreements

Influence suppliers' manufacturing processes

Influence technology decisions

Influence supplier policies

Manage Supplier Relationships

Establish primary business contact for suppliers

Manage Networking Silicon business

Focus on technology sourcing strategies

Partner with hardware engineering teams

Devise sourcing plans

Devise technology development plans

Launch next generation networking hardware

Manage working supplier relationships

Manage executive level supplier relationships

Focus on roadmap planning

Execute technology migration strategy

Drive category strategy

Execute category strategy

Build supplier relationships

Make responsible sourcing decisions

Consider customer security

Consider time to market

Consider technology benefit

Explain complex technical concepts

Present to executive audiences

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional stakeholders; Business partners; Engineering partners; Supply Chain; Engineering; Business organizations; Hardware engineering teams; Hardware development teams; Network design teams; Deployment engineering teams; Finance; Legal; Peers; Core category team

Communication Scope

Executive presentations; Technical concepts explanation

Process & Methodology

Roadmap planning, Project execution

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