Sr Manager, Ground Systems Supply Chain, Amazon Leo

Amazon.com Inc

Bellevue, WA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Antenna, Best Practices, Budget Management, Coaching, Contract Negotiation, Cost Analysis, Cost Control, Cost Estimates, Expense Analysis, Expense Tracking, Finance, Government, Hardware Components, Hospital, Leadership, Materials Tracking, Modems, Negotiation Skills, People Management, Radio Frequency, Regulations, Risk Management, Status Reports, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management, Team Lead/Manager, United States Citizen, Vendor/Supplier Management, Vendor/Supplier Selection
LOCATION
Bellevue, WA
POSTED
30+ days ago

Amazon Leo is Amazon's 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 Supply Chain team is seeking a Senior Manager to lead our sourcing team. This team is responsible for all commercial activities for all components and hardware destined for our ground system antennas globally. This role manages a diverse supply base spanning RF/Antenna systems, networking gear, and subsystems - delivering optimized cost, lead time, quality, and availability across a global network.

Key job responsibilities

In this role you will:

  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of Sourcing Managers
  • Own strategic supply chain architecture planning - identifying and evaluating new sources, leading supplier management activities, and acting as primary escalation point for commercial issues across new-build deployment and spares/maintenance lifecycle programs
  • Monitor material availability through Clear to Build (CTB) processes to ensure uninterrupted production and field operations
  • Analyze spend requests, supplier quotes, and changes using data-driven cost estimation and evaluation practices; create and implement a Unit Cost Management program driving year-over-year savings
  • Lead supplier selection, qualification, and negotiation for critical long-lead and sole-source commodities (e.g., custom antenna assemblies, modems), providing guidance on contracting, negotiating, and cost evaluation
  • Partner with Planning and Finance to ensure projected spend is within budget, approvals are worked in advance, and supply chain risk mitigation strategies address single-source dependencies and geopolitical exposure
  • Develop, document, and implement best practices; report status to senior leadership clearly and succinctly; lead the team to execute annual improvement plans aligned to scaling objectives

About the Company

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Amazon.com Inc

At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

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Our Leadership Principles
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COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Retail
FOUNDED
1994
WEBSITE
http://Amazon.com/militaryroles