PCB Global Category Manager, Amazon Leo

Amazon Leo is Amazons low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools hospitals businesses and government agencies Amazon Leo will serve people and 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 Amazon Leo Electronic Supply Chain team is seeking an experienced Global Category Manager for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) Flexible Printed Circuit boards (FPCs) and Flexible Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (FPCAs) with a background in global supplier management new supplier introduction supplier development negotiating contract development and executing sourcing decisions to support new product introduction and long-term commodity strategy. The ideal candidate for this position will be self-managed and a driven sourcing strategist mapping and aligning design and technology roadmaps experience in creating sourcing strategies and business acumen to support engineering teams to develop latest technologies through strong supplier base without capacity constrain while achieving cost reduction goals.

Key job responsibilities
The ideal candidate will have a successful track record sourcing PCBs FPCs and FPCAs and familiar with PCB raw materials semiconductors and Contract Manufacturers developing and executing strategy negotiating master agreements and statements of work and managing supplier performance. The Global Category Manager has an important role in ensuring their respective commodity and suppliers meet the technical and commercial specifications necessary for Amazon Leo to satisfy its internal Manufacturing Operations Supplier Quality Supply Chain and Hardware Engineering customers.


This candidate will work collaboratively with multiple business functions in a team environment and will be responsible for the following:
Managing overall supplier relationships including supplier performance capability capacity planning contracting risk mitigation and cost and quality improvements.
Collaborating with technical operations engineering and program teams on new product introduction programs to define standard and custom product requirements to ensure that sourcing strategies meet the technical capabilities cost and business objectives.
Developing efficient and accurate mechanisms for communicating forecast and capacity requirements for sustaining and new products.
Supporting the purchasing and planning teams by monitoring supplier performance and addressing supply and/or quality issues.
Aligning supplier strategies to Amazon Leo objectives for sustaining production and new product release.
Developing a commodity and supplier technology roadmap aligning business requirements with supplier capabilities.
Responsible for maintaining quarterly supplier scorecards and conducting quarterly executive business reviews.
Periodic travel to suppliers domestic and international manufacturing sites approximately 15%

About the team
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Mentorship & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures and were building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Innovation is part of our DNA! Our goal is to be Earths most customer-centric company and we are just getting started. We need people who want to join an ambitious program that continues to push the state of the art in space based systems design and wireless systems.


- Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Business Engineering Finance or a related technical field
- Experience in global supply chain management managing cross-functional teams in a fast-paced consumer electronics product company
- 3 years of negotiations/cost savings supplier excellence and risk mitigation experience
- 3 years of direct experience in component lifecycle management last time buy (LTB) execution and mitigations and alternate sourcing qualifications

- Masters degree in Business Administration Finance Economics Computer Science or a related field
- 3 years experience in supplier evaluation/selection should-cost models negotiate MVA NRE and CAPEX/OPEX to ensure best-in-class cost for our products
- Experience managing large value multi-year contracts for complex engineered products
- Experience in Manufacturing Aerospace Automotive and/or Consumer Electronics industries
- Experience working with a range of partners and component suppliers including those engaged in technology development
- Technical acumen in EE (Electrical Engineering) foundry and semiconductor components design/development with ability to connect to related business matters such as cost manufacturing cycle time and yields

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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 Bellevue - 82700.00 - 139100.00 USD annually