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Description
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!
We are seeking a Hardware Commodity Specialist to join a team that handles one of Amazon’s fastest growing commodities – Battery Backup Units (BBUs). In this role, the candidate will manage procurement and related operational supply chain activities in close collaboration with both internal and external cross functional teams. These are critical for AWS to achieve continuity of supply and cost goals.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of Seattle, WA, USA.
Key job responsibilities
The successful candidate must be a self-starter and have ability to work in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment. Candidates must have excellent analytical capabilities, supply chain experience. Candidate should be comfortable with diving deep into data sources to debug data related issues, and have strong writing skills.
The ideal candidate will not only raise the bar on delivering the right supply at the right time, but also is a person who actively participates with a strong curiosity to understand the business end-to-end, and has a track record of using data to influence decision makers.
In This Role You Will
Understand forecasting, demand planning, material planning, and manufacturing processes to verify supply commitments
Work with internal and external stakeholders analyze demand, create orders, reconcile allocation and manage invoicing and payment
Participate in requirements gathering
Understand the supply chain network and work with various analytics and software development teams to drive automation
Develop analytical tools and dashboards to track metrics, monitor SLAs, and report findings
Produce written recommendations and insights for key stakeholders to help shape solution design
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s or an advanced degree in supply chain, business, engineering, finance or related technical or quantitative field.
3+ years of work experience in supply chain, planning, procurement, manufacturing or 2+ years with an advanced degree.
2+ years of experience with data analysis tools such as Excel, Pivot Tables, macros, SQL, visualization tools – Tableau, Quicksight, etc.
2+ years of experience in supply chain program, project, or supply chain automation related product management, or leading an implementation of a product.
Preferred Qualifications
Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
In depth knowledge of SQL and Excel VBA