Amazon

DESCRIPTION

The Senior Materials Program Manager (MPM) is responsible for the overall financial health of the Bill of Materials (BOM) and for ensuring a diverse and continuous supply for innovative, highly integrated consumer products.

This individual has a business-oriented mindset and partners with local and remote Operations, Engineering, and Software teams to drive the development, implementation, and management of product costing, budget, and the Supplier Plan of Record (SPOR).

As the business representative, the MPM captures, documents, and communicates financial exposures, supply risks, and expenditures related to their product. They are involved in all stages of the product family's lifecycle to ensure that we meet all financial targets and maintain qualified material availability through the end of the product's life.

Additionally, the MPM supports weekly Executive Product Line reviews, which assess performance against budget, target, and actual costs, as well as the SPOR status.

Key job responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Management, Finance, Engineering and Supply Chain teams to set product cost target and guardrails.
• Drive initiatives with the Cross-functional Team to create a detailed cost reduction plan to meet or exceed product cost targets.
• Work alongside the Cross-functional Team to identify the cost implications of engineering and process changes.
• Conduct regular cost reviews with Executive Management and thoroughly analyze every aspect of your product costs.
• Plan and manage tooling budget and spend.
• Architect and establish a solid Supplier Plan of Record (SPOR) for the product(s) along with Engineering, Software, Supply Chain, and other Ops functional teams to ensure time-to-market, supply continuity, manufacturability, scalability, and sustainability.
• Coordinate with EMS partners to determine the product purchase order cost for xVT builds.
• Manage purchase price variance claims due to engineering changes, component obsolescence, or forecast discrepancies.
• Drive successful implementation of the SPOR during the development cycle through mass production prior to transferring to sustaining team.

A day in the life

The Senior Materials Program Manager has a business orientation and is responsible for working with the local and remote operations and engineering teams driving development, implementation and management of the product budget. This person is the business voice responsible for capturing, documenting and communicating financial exposures and outlay as it relates to their product. They are involved throughout all stages of the product family's life-cycle to ensure we achieve all financial targets through end-of-life. They support weekly executive product line reviews outlining performance against budget, target and actual cost.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree
• 6+ years of developing, negotiating and executing business agreements experience
• Experience developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the organizational level
• Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules
• Experience interpreting data and making business recommendations
• 5+ years of managing complex technology projects working directly with engineering teams
• 5+ years in supply chain and/or manufacturing of consumer products
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
• Strong business acumen combined with technical aptitude
• Proven track record of complex and creative problem solving and the desire to create new processes or simplify and improve on current ones
• Ability to influence others and facilitate agreement among stakeholders with different interests

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience interpreting data and making business recommendations
• Experience identifying, negotiating, and executing complex legal agreements
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Experience with consumer electronics, preferably streaming media players or smart TVs.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and maximize internal resources.
• Experience leading and defining requirements and driving closure.
• Product Data Management system experience.
• Proven record of relationship building and influencing skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $133,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $220,200/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.