Sr Manager, AWS Supply Chain Operations Engineering , AWS Infrastructure Services Supply Chain

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global other words were the people who keep the Cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers storage networking power and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and were looking for talented leaders who want to help.

Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

This role is going to be the key in defining the robotics automation strategy and footprint for AWS manufacturing as well as the implementation and scaling of the solutions. The role is also going to drive the continuous improvement efforts related with manufacturing layouts process designs assembly and testing procedures and actively working on improvement of productivity cost reduction and quality improvements.

We are looking for a senior engineering leader to build and lead a central pillar of our Supply Chain Operations organization that spans Operations Management Manufacturing and Logistics. This team will leverage AWS Product Engineering (EC2 Annapurna Network) specifications and engineer critical aspects of manufacturing and logistics operations Process and Material layout design Automation and Industrial Engineering. You will function as a multidisciplinary leader working on the intersection of engineering and operations in scale of new manufacturing facilities site expansions and continuous improvements at existing sites. Possessing strong leadership influencing skills and technical depth are critical elements of success for this role. This leader will lead a team of engineers and technical program managers to establish manufacturing standards deploy automation and publish process control guidelines to ensure flawless ramp into volume manufacturing.

Key job responsibilities
Define vision and roadmap of process standards automation and robotics strategy and overall operations flows for AWS Supply Chain Operations.

Build and lead a team of process/layout designers automation and industrial engineers and technical program managers responsible for defining material handling manufacturing process standards automation strategy and functional test deployment across all AWS manufacturing operations delivering scalable solutions from assembly through integration test and dispatch across AWS hardware platforms.

Own the end-to-end manufacturing layout engineering function directing the team to translate capacity plans into data-driven facility layouts design warehouse and kitting operations factory floor configurations (automation lines manual assembly zones test positions material handling systems) and develop industrial simulation models that validate throughput optimize material flow and drive site readiness across the global manufacturing network.

Lead continuous improvement and operations sustaining charter setting priorities for cycle time reduction throughput optimization and rapid capacity deployment for new product introductions while ensuring robust cross-functional coordination with Hardware Engineering Capacity Planning Operations and Construction/Facilities partners.

Recruit develop and retain a high-performing team of automation and industrial engineers and program managers across multiple disciplines and geographies establishing career growth frameworks technical mentorship programs and a culture of operational excellence that enables the team to scale alongside AWS manufacturing expansion while building deep expertise in industrial engineering automation and test engineering

- 7 years of people management experience
- 7 years of technical program management experience
- Bachelors degree in Engineering Computer Science or a related technical field
- Experience managing projects across cross functional teams building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
- Experience defining KPIs/SLAs used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership
- 10 years of progressive experience in manufacturing operations especially related with robotic automation and industrial engineering with at least 10 years in final assembly and test of enterprise hardware products (servers storage networking or compute/ML accelerators)
- Masters degree in engineering or equivalent technical discipline
- Experience running manufacturing or supply chain organizations in high throughput environment

- Knowledge of cloud computing services or deployment architecture
- Experience working in an internet-related program or technical product management in a software applications environment
- Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences including executive level stakeholders or clients
- Experience with agile or other program management methodologies
- 15 years for technical program management experience
- Experience working in semiconductor/cloud infrastructure/hardware manufacturing operations
- Experience executing large scale program launches in greenfield and brownfield facilities

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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 - 194700.00 - 263400.00 USD annually