Sr. Materials Manager, Product Operations
DESCRIPTION
Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV and Amazon Echo. What will you help us create?
Key job responsibilities
The Materials Management is responsible for all activities related to order fulfillment, from forecasts to delivery, including day-to-day communication and management of the OEM partner globally. This person has a business orientation and is responsible for working within the local and remote Operations team driving order fulfillment. In this role, you will:
• Manage team of Materials Managers in US and Asia responsible for NPI materials availability. The Materials team may:
o Act as the primary liaison between OEM and team in Sunnyvale monitoring, managing and driving the OEM to assure goals/schedule is being met
o Communicate forecast and verify fulfillment from a materials perspective
o Drive solutions to reduce and eliminate any shortages preventing meeting order schedule, including assisting in sourcing materials as required
o Schedule and host meetings with suppliers in US and/or globally as required reducing and eliminating shortages
o Review and verify any E&O (Excess & Obsolescence) generated from NPI builds and drive solutions to minimize E&O amount.
Be responsible for report generation and distribution
o Represent the materials organization in internal Lab126/Amazon program meetings
o Some travel may be required
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• 4+ years of materials and/or planning experience in a consumer market Segment Company
2+ years of management of an OEM partner
Experience sourcing electronic components including hard to find/obsolete parts
Experience with MS Office, specifically Excel.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree or higher-level education preferred
• Previous management experience, preferably in a consumer market Segment Company
• Proven ability to form and lead teams in ambiguous environment
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively to senior management, peers, and team members
• Ability to influence cross functional teams
* Logistics/customs clearance and Incoterms knowledge --- in particular as it relates to Vietnam regulations
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