Sr. Material Planning Manager, Power & Cooling (PAC)

This position is located in Seattle WA Arlington VA or Austin TX.

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 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!

Power & Cooling (PAC) team is seeking a results-oriented individual with strong business judgement skills and experience working with internal and external stakeholders to own material planning for Data Center Power & Cooling Equipment. Our Material Planning Managers are high-energy self-starters that are excited to work across different functions to deliver power and cooling equipment to our data centers globally.

As a member of the Power and Cooling Supply Chain Management Team this roles primary responsibility is to maintain unconstrained supply for the responsible regions and work with our internal customers and business partners to audit and track inventory status and materials from Design to Delivery. You will be the single threaded leader and first line of escalation for any post-delivery construction and commissioning issues.

Key job responsibilities
The Materials Planning Manager is a single threaded leader who serves as the orchestrator of long-lead equipment (LLE) planning and delivery execution for AWS data centers. This role drives forecast accuracy milestone tracking and risk management to ensure timely data center delivery.
-Demand Planning and Forecasting- You will spearhead the development and maintenance of a rolling three-year forecast for LLE collaborating with business partners to capture evolving requirements. This includes managing schedule changes tracking design modifications and validating net new demand to maintain forecast accuracy. Your role requires coordinating with design teams to ensure equipment specifications align with construction timelines and maintaining a change management process that achieves first-time-right implementations.
-Milestone Management and Progress Tracking- As the single-threaded owner of milestone tracking you will monitor the critical path from forecast creation through design funding delivery and commissioning. This comprehensive tracking system enables proactive identification of potential delays with a goal of maintaining 100% milestone achievement rate. You will exercise high judgment in determining when to escalate risks and which mitigation strategies to pursue ensuring that potential delays are identified and addressed before impacting construction schedules.
-Risk Management and Prioritization- Your role focuses on tracking supplier delivery commitments against construction need-by dates serving as an early warning system for potential schedule impacts. While Global Supply Chain Managers handle supplier negotiations you will partner with them to highlight risks and support mitigation strategies. As the key liaison to the business you will drive build prioritization decisions maintaining a dynamic risk register that drives predicting and preventing delivery delays.
-Post-Delivery Support and Issue Resolution You will serve as the primary escalation point for post-delivery challenges at construction sites including quality concerns and resource constraints. This responsibility requires building trusted relationships with suppliers and supply managers. When needed you will lead war room sessions to resolve critical issues targeting prompt resolution of issues.
Success in this role directly impacts AWSs ability to deliver data centers on schedule with performance measured by achievement of construction timelines and successful equipment installation. The position requires maintaining forecast accuracy milestone tracking and risk mitigation rather than supplier negotiations and capacity management.

A day in the life
As a manager in the team the successful candidate will embody the following:

Communicate ideas concisely to a wide variety of stakeholders for purposes ranging from informative to need for approvals from executives.
Embody a true pioneering spirit willing to get your hands dirty in a start-up environment while simultaneously developing processes automation and delivering results
Clearly define data requirements and metrics working with teams to implement the entire data flow from capture to presentation and management
High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously
Keen on developing and training people to improve skills and capabilities for sustainable and continuous improvement.

About the team
*Why AWS*
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

*Diverse Experiences*
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

*Work/Life Balance*
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.

*Inclusive Team Culture*
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*Mentorship and Career Growth*
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledge-sharing mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

- 2 years of program project or product management or leading product implementation experience
- 6 years of related industry experience
- 8 years of data analysis using tools such as Excel Pivot Tables SQL Tableau or equivalent experience
- 8 years of high volume manufacturing operations or sourcing environments experience
- Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Business Engineering or a related field
- Experience in data analysis using tools such as Excel Pivot Tables SQL Tableau or equivalent
- Experience in high-volume manufacturing operations or sourcing environments
- Experience with Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma methodologies
- Experience in global supply chain management managing cross-functional teams in a fast-paced consumer electronics product company
- Experience in program project or product management or leading product implementation

- Masters degree in Business Administration Finance Economics Computer Science or a related field
- Experience in data centers infrastructure service providers or related technology companies
- Experience in negotiations with global suppliers with a proven track record in cost reduction
- Experience in procurement practices working with engineering supply chain and Tier 1 OEM partners
- Experience practicing best-in-class procurement processes (category management benchmarking should-cost models RFX reverse auction contracting or equivalent)

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $133200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $220200/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.