Sr. Manager, Global Supply Chain , Amazon Prime Air
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Job Location:
Seattle, OR - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Imagine building the supply chain that will deliver packages to customers in under an hourby drone. Prime Air is making this vision real and we need an exceptional supply chain leader to scale it globally.
You will own the end-to-end supply chain strategy for Prime Airs revolutionary drone delivery system. This means leading the teams mechanisms and supplier partnerships that enable us to deploy and scale autonomous delivery across the US and Europe. You will work at the intersection of aerospace innovation high-volume manufacturing and customer obsessionsolving supply chain challenges that have never been solved before.
Check out more about Prime Air on the About Amazon blog.
Why This Role Matters
Prime Air is scaling from pilot to production. The supply chain you build will directly enable or constrain our ability to delight customers with ultra-fast delivery. Your decisions on supplier strategy inventory positioning and operational readiness will impact millions of deliveries and define how quickly we can grow.
This is a rare opportunity to build something from the ground upwith Amazons resources customer base and innovation culture behind you.
Key job responsibilities
What Youll Own
As the Prime Air Global Supply Chain leader you will drive both execution and transformation across our entire value chain:
Lead High-Performing Teams: Manage teams across supply chain strategy commodity and contract management demand planning and procurement and supplier engineering and operations. Build and develop talent that can scale with our rapid growth.
Drive Rate and Scale Readiness: Transform our supply chain to support Prime Airs deployment and expansion while maintaining quality and managing affordability. Ensure we can meet growth targets without compromising on safety or customer experience.
Orchestrate Complex Supplier Networks: Interface with hardware suppliers for drone systems ground systems and software plus engineering services providers logistics partners and industry groups. Negotiate contracts manage relationships and drive supplier performance across the US Europe and Asia.
Partner Cross-Functionally: Collaborate with Prime Air Leadership Program and Product teams Engineering Quality Manufacturing and Test and Commercial Operations to align supply chain strategy with business objectives.
Invent and Simplify: Benchmark with Amazon leaders across similar businesses to identify opportunities for innovation and process improvement.
About the team
Our team combines experienced Amazonians with industry leaders from aerospace and high-volume manufacturing. We are passionate about Prime Airs mission and committed to building a robust competitive and sustainable supply chain.
We operate from Seattle WA and work closely with Prime Air operational sites across the US and Europe. Our supplier base spans three continents giving you global exposure and impact.
- Bachelors degree or equivalent
- 10 years of supply chain experience across contracting demand management planning procurement and supplier operations/manufacturing oversight
- 7 years of team management experience leading high-performing supply chain organizations with interfaces with technical engineering teams and supplier quality / quality engineering teams
- Proven ability to define program requirements and use data and metrics to drive improvements
- Experience owning supply chain strategy end-to-end and communicating results to senior leadership
- Track record of managing portfolios of complex improvement projects
- Experience implementing repeatable processes and driving automation or standardization
- Background in aerospace automotive or consumer electronics industries with high-volume manufacturing
- Expertise in scaling supply chains through rapid growth phases
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at WA Seattle - 193700.00 - 262000.00 USD annually
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Inventory Control
- Procurement
- SAP
- Supply Chain Experience
- SAP Supply Chain Management
- Production Planning
- Supplier Management
- ERP Systems
- Materials Management
- Logistics
- Manufacturing
- MRP
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