Sr Mgr, Semiconductor Sourcing - Electronic Supply Chain, Project Kuiper

Project Kuiper is Amazons low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast reliable internet to customers and communities around the world and weve designed the system with the capacity flexibility and performance to serve a wide range of customers from individual households to schools hospitals businesses government agencies and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

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.

The Kuiper Electronic Supply Chain team is seeking a Senior Manager to lead our Semiconductor Sourcing team. The successful candidate will solve for the long-term needs of the supply base while remaining deeply engaged in the management of daily product delivery.

Key job responsibilities
Develop and manage a team of Supply Chain professionals supporting global operations
Manage the business relationships with stakeholders and customers spanning resolution of operational issues to escalation of commercial and contractual negotiations
Develop a commodity technology roadmap aligning business requirements with supplier capabilities; build a supplier base that can scale with Kuiper
Provide Subject Matter Expertise (SME) on the negotiation of a variety of agreements and contracts including term sheets MOUs NDAs SOWs development agreements component purchase agreements and others
Influence suppliers manufacturing processes technology decisions and policies in ways that are mutually beneficial and sustainable for both organizations
Ensure a competitive sourcing environment leading to continuous improvement in quality cost service and technology
Deliver hardware from requirements to delivery in full on time
Interface with senior leaders to ensure alignment on current and future sourcing requirements
Champion quarterly and annual executive business reviews covering strategic sourcing plan that define product roadmaps supplier capabilities and annual / quarterly strategic business objectives
Create new and manage existing supplier partnerships to drive improvements to supplier performance capabilities cost effectiveness reliability and compliance.
Apply personal knowledge to industry trends and evolving technology to proactively identify projects/opportunities to reduce cost minimize risk protect continuity of supply and exploit industry developments that benefit Amazons customers
Travel to suppliers manufacturing sites

- Bachelors degree or equivalent
- 10 years of managing and developing high performance teams experience
- Experience working and communicating with multiple stakeholders C-level executives and cross functional teams or equivalent
- 5 years of experience with progressive responsibility in strategic technology sourcing supplier management and/or business development in some combination of IC wafer fabrication package substrate IC Qualification/Characterization/FA on semiconductor products targeted for consumer electronics client/enterprise compute networking communication IoT Mobile Communications Automotive and aerospace avionics fields.
- 5 years of Silicon Package design productization and/or manufacturing industry experience

- Masters degree or equivalent
- Experience with digital and/or analog chip product development and application of 3rd party outsourcing customization models.
- Competency with financial analysis including make vs. buy TCO NPV modeling etc.
- Ability to write persuasive business proposals and presenting to technical and non-technical VP/C-Suite level executives.
- Deep analytical and quantitative skills with ability to draw insightful and actionable conclusions from diverse information.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $174300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $288200/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.