Strategic Planning Manager
DESCRIPTION
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re 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 we’re looking for talented people who want to help.
You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll 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 you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
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 looking for a results-oriented individual to support ISCaP planning and sourcing requirements for mission critical part supply chain for AWS data centers. You will work across the team and its customers to align on a short and long-range supply plan. You will contribute to our Global Spare Planning function to understand the needs of our data centers across our network and manage the inventory across different nodes of our supply chain.
If you love being at the forefront of industry growth and development, developing and executing processes in a highly ambiguous environment, identifying information gaps and collaboration needs, and driving business strategy, then this is the spot for you. This is a high impact role offering an opportunity to drive and influence business-critical decisions impacting the long-term future of the business.
Primary Responsibilities
· Monitor and Review historical usage trends, research demand drivers, utilize forecast data ad statistical forecast models, analyze auto generated forecast output, and evaluate forecast results
· Interact with data center operations, hardware engineering, business service owners, supply chain teams, logistics operations, and other multi-functional stake holders to understand business needs and demand drivers.
· Develop and communicate comprehensive spare parts inventory strategies and processes in alignment with multiple channels, department plans, key inventory targets, and business goals.
· Create and execute strategies for the implementation of replenishment and inventory achieve key business outcomes while proactively identifying improvements.
· Leverage reports and analytics to make recommendations in line with business strategy and goals.
· Review buying multiples, minimums, replenished forecasts, lead-times, and vendor performance to optimize inventory performance.
· Partner and collaborate with business partners, suppliers, and operations proactively for the collaborative forecasting process to drive inventory optimization, part availability and cost productivity.
· Develop Strategies and mechanisms to monitor, reduce, and control inventory excess across regions and categories
A successfull candidate will need to:
· Communicate ideas concisely to a wide variety of stakeholders for purposes ranging from informative to need for approvals from executives.
· Embody a true pioneering spirit, willing to “get hands dirty” in a start-up environment while simultaneously developing processes, automation, and delivering results
· Clearly define data requirements and metrics, working with teams to implement the entire data flow from capture to presentation and management
· High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously
· Keen on developing and training people to improve skills and capabilities for sustainable and continuous improvement
If you are an experienced professional with a passion for technology, driving change and impact at a Global scale, you might be a fit for the Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure supply chain and procurement team. Come armed with your knowledge for a position where you will own, build, and run spare parts supply chain and engage with multiple stakeholders to drive plans and execution to satisfy the demanding needs of a high growth industry, impacting markets worldwide.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
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Work/Life Balance
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Inclusive Team Culture
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Mentorship and Career Growth
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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 6+ years of experience managing supply and inventory planning
- BA/BS degree in Engineering, Finance, Business or Mathematics
- 8+ years of relevant work experience in demand planning, supply planning, supply chain planning, and/or inventory planning
- 3+ years of experience in end-to-end supply chain planning and/or management
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- MBA or Master’s Degree in Supply Chain/Operations or related field.
- Previous technology hardware planning and operation knowledge
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of SQL, Python, or other programming languages are a plus
- Experience with Inventory Modeling / Supply Chain Management concepts, e.g., forecasting, planning, optimization, regression analysis
- Strong analytical skills including the ability to distill, synthesize, and draw conclusions on large amounts of data
- Proven track record of high impact business results
- Excellent written composition and verbal communication skills
- Ability to operate both strategically and tactically in a high-energy, fast paced environment.
- A strong sense of ownership over work and results
- Superior analytical skills, with ability to dive in and quickly understand root cause and identify scalable solutions.
- Excellent business judgment, strong written and oral communication skills, and a practical, common sense approach to getting things done.
- High degree of organization and ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously.
- Deep understanding of Inventory Management principles and systems
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