DESCRIPTION

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 ideal candidate will have a proven track record in supplier development, contract negotiations, and performance management, with the ability to address supplier performance issues and drive results in new and ambiguous environments. This role requires strong program management expertise, technical depth, and the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across diverse cross-functional stakeholders to advance Amazon Leo's mission.

Key job responsibilities

Specifically, in this role you will

Monitor and resolve supply chain challenges, including material availability, capacity constraints, and logistics, to ensure on-time delivery.
Track supplier performance to cost, quality, and schedule targets; identify risks early and implement mitigation plans to maintain program commitments.
Lead supplier readiness for production by ensuring manufacturing processes, tooling, and resources are capable of meeting program requirements for large composite structures.
Partner with internal engineering, operations, and quality teams to resolve technical and production issues, ensuring supplier alignment with Amazon Leo program needs.
Drive supplier improvement initiatives in yield, throughput, and cycle time, implementing best practices to enhance efficiency and reliability.
Work with a range of stakeholders including business leaders, engineering leaders, legal, program management, and supply chain to negotiate a variety of agreements and contracts including term sheets, MOUs, NDAs, SOWs, development agreements, component purchase agreements and others.
Build strong relationships with supplier leadership and cross-functional stakeholders, enabling transparent issue resolution and alignment on program objectives.
Act as the primary interface between Amazon Leo operations, engineering, and supply chain team, resolving production and technical issues to ensure reliable, on-time delivery

About the team

Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious and earn trust.

Mentorship & Career Growth

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Innovation is part of our DNA! Our goal is to be Earth's most customer-centric company, and we are just getting started. We need people who want to join an ambitious program that continues to push the state of the art in space based systems design and wireless systems.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

7+ years of people management experience
5+ years of technical program management experience
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
5+ years experience in Supply Chain Operations

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of data center infrastructure design, operations, or delivery
Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients
Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
Experience with Agile or other program management methodologies

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $147,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $254,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

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