Senior Supplier Program Manager – Supplier Performance & Strategic Sourcing, Amazon Leo
Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC•3h ago
United StatesOnsiteFull-timeSenior Level5+ yrs exp
H-1B verified · 2310 LCAs
Top focus
Program Manager
- 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
- 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)
- lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Key job responsibilities Own executive-level supplier relationships for critical space hardware, driving contract execution, delivery performance, cost, quality, capacity
- long-term strategic partnerships. Monitor and resolve supply chain challenges, including material availability, manufacturing capacity
- logistics constraints, to ensure predictable, on-time delivery across multiple production sites. Drive supplier performance against contractual commitments, proactively identifying risks and leading recovery plans to maintain program schedule and business objectives. Lead supplier readiness for production by ensuring manufacturing processes, tooling, capacity
- operational maturity support high-rate production of large composite space structures. Develop and execute supplier strategies that improve supply chain resilience, including identifying, qualifying
- onboarding additional suppliers, expanding manufacturing capacity
- reducing single-source dependencies. Partner with engineering, quality, manufacturing
- operations teams to resolve complex technical and production challenges while ensuring alignment with Amazon Leo program objectives. Lead strategic sourcing and supplier development initiatives, evaluating emerging suppliers, manufacturing capabilities, technology roadmaps
- investment opportunities to support future program growth. Drive continuous improvement initiatives across supplier operations, improving yield, throughput, cycle time, manufacturing efficiency
- overall delivery predictability. Lead commercial negotiations and work closely with business leaders, engineering, legal, program management
- supply chain teams to develop and negotiate term sheets, NDAs, MOUs, Statements of Work (SOWs), development agreements, purchase agreements
- other strategic commercial contracts. Build trusted relationships with supplier executives and cross-functional stakeholders, influencing decision-making and enabling transparent issue resolution across technical, commercial
- operational organizations. Serve as the executive interface between Amazon Leo and strategic suppliers, leading cross-functional efforts to resolve critical production, technical
- commercial issues while ensuring reliable execution of mission-critical deliverables.
- 5+ years of technical product or program management experience - 7+ years of working directly with engineering teams experience - Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
- 5+ years of project management disciplines including scope, schedule, budget, quality, along with risk and critical path management experience - Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules - Experience defining KPI's/SLA's used to drive multi-million dollar businesses and reporting to senior leadership Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability
- 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.
Required skills
program managementproject managementsupply chain managementstrategic sourcingcontract negotiation