Senior Memory Strategist

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 & Procurement (ISCaP) 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!

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a highly effective candidate to identify create develop and integrate innovative technology to deliver the best operating lowest cost infrastructure in the world.

This individual will lead the strategic development of our highly complex memory portfolio to better meet our customers rapidly growing infrastructure needs. Successful candidates will bring strong knowledge of Semiconductor supply chains and proven ability to manage complex negotiations program manage cross-functional teams and effectively operate at any level of the organization (up to senior executives).

AWS serves over a million active customers in more than 190 countries. We are steadily expanding global infrastructure to help our customers achieve lower latency and higher throughput. As our customers grow their businesses AWS will continue to provide infrastructure that meets their global requirements.

Professional traits that are necessary for Amazon leaders:
- Exhibits excellent judgment
- Has high standards (is never satisfied with the status quo)
- Is able to dive deep and is never out of touch with the details of the business
- Expects and requires innovation of her/his team
- Has passion and convictions and the innate ability to inspire passion in others
- Strong results orientation
- Thinks big

Primary Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement our Memory strategy for AWS hardware infrastructure.
- Navigate the Memory industry and technology trends translating to specific initiatives and requirements for our infrastructure strategy.
- Identify key technology trends in the industry and drive supplier product roadmaps and execute on strategic initiatives in those products.
- Negotiate and implement complex supplier agreements and contracts by working with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Develop strategies to deliver against business objectives and achieve sustainable relationship with suppliers.
- Responsible to provide weekly core-team updates deliver executive level updates on a monthly basis and will be responsible for vendor escalations in order to resolve any issues related to his/her category.
- Present to senior leadership via written narratives.


- 5 years of developing negotiating and executing business agreements experience
- 5 years of professional or military experience
- 5 years of working with Advanced Compute technologies including but not limited to: Accelerated Compute High Performance Compute Visual/Spatial Compute and/or IoT. experience
- 5 years of working with Data & AI related technologies including but not limited to AI/ML GenAI Analytics Database and/or Storage experience
- Bachelors degree
- Experience developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the organizational level
- Experience managing programs across cross functional teams building processes and coordinating release schedules
- Experience explaining complex technical concepts to various business and technical audiences
- Experience presenting to both technical and non-technical executive audiences

- Experience interpreting data and making business recommendations
- Experience identifying negotiating and executing complex legal agreements

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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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 Seattle - 147900.00 - 200100.00 USD annually