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Prime Air is seeking an experienced Sr. Global Commodity Manager to join our team in Seattle, WA or Austin, TX.Categories under management for this role include: Mechanical commodities which includes manufacturing processes like Injection Molding, CNC Machining, stamping, Die Casting, and assembly.. Placement is contingent on Amazon’s ability to apply for and obtain an export control license on your behalf.. Engage the appropriate subject matter experts, including Legal, Tax, Risk, and Information Security, to evaluate and develop strategies to mitigate third party risk.. We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:Austin, TX, USABASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of mechanical commodities sourcing experience- Experience in NPI development and hardware development environment.. - Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvementsPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- 2+ years of driving process improvements experience- Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field

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Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of diversity and inclusion of our teams within the organization.How do you get items to customers quickly, cost-effectively, and—most importantly—safely, in less than an hour? And how do you do it in a way that can scale? Our teams of hundreds of scientists, engineers, aerospace professionals, and futurists have been working hard to do just that! We are delivering to customers, and are excited for what’s to come. Check out more information about Prime Air on the About Amazon blog (If you are seeking an iterative environment where you can drive innovation, apply state-of-the-art technologies to solve real world delivery challenges, and provide benefits to customers, Prime Air is the place for you.Come work on the Amazon Prime Air Team!Prime Air is seeking an experienced Sr. Global Commodity Manager to join our team in Seattle, WA or Austin, TX.Categories under management for this role include: Mechanical commodities which includes manufacturing processes like Injection Molding, CNC Machining, stamping, Die Casting, and assembly. This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a team that has a meaningful, measurable impact on company success.Export Control License: This position may require a deemed export control license for compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Placement is contingent on Amazon’s ability to apply for and obtain an export control license on your behalf.Key job responsibilities•Able to dive deep across multiple business lines who use similar categories and commodities to leverage our supplier base to optimize performance, quality, efficiency, and cost.•Earn trust with internal business partners; establish enduring relationship, build a robust understanding of commodities, strategic business direction, requirements and priorities across suppliers and/or spend categories.•Develop global sourcing strategies to deliver against business plans, goals and objectives for internal clients.•Evaluate supplier core competencies and competitive positioning using industry cost models and benchmarking analysis; leveraging key-insights to inform and support the Strategic Sourcing strategy development process.•Drive results by leveraging RFx, spend pattern analysis, contract analysis, bid evaluation, negotiations, and supplier consolidation.•Work with business and finance leaders to identify and drive savings and controllership improvements, optimizing the return on investment and total cost of ownership.•Serve as an advisor, facilitator, and educator to internal stakeholders on developing and executing sourcing strategies.•Engage the appropriate subject matter experts, including Legal, Tax, Risk, and Information Security, to evaluate and develop strategies to mitigate third party risk.We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:Austin, TX, USABASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5+ years of mechanical commodities sourcing experience- Experience in NPI development and hardware development environment. - Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvementsPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- 2+ years of driving process improvements experience- Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field

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