Amazon.com Services LLC
Sunnyvale, California

Sr Planning Manager, Device Operations Planning

Onsite$162,700 - $220,200/yrPosted yesterday

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Location
Sunnyvale, California
Work type
Onsite
Compensation
$162,700 - $220,200/yr
Posted
yesterday
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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 various devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV, and Amazon Echo. What will you help us create?

The Supply Planning Manager is responsible for all internal and external activities related to supply planning from production forecasts to finished good delivery. To succeed in this role, you need to be data driven, business oriented, cost conscious, and customer-centric.

Key job responsibilities (optional but highly recommended)

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- Create and maintain a production schedule using the capacity plan, material constraints, and demand as inputs.
- Analyze demand changes to ensure supply aligns with demand requirements.
- Drive solutions to reduce and eliminate any short or long term gaps in supply plans.
- Lead and facilitate meetings with global manufacturing partners, as required, to reduce and eliminate shortages.
- Clearly communicate our manufacturing partner's current production status to senior/executive stakeholders.
- Develop production strategies for new production introductions (NPI) through end of life (EOL) that balances supply and demand.
- Responsible for short/long-term planning to drive manufacturing investment decisions.
- Clearly communicate supply and demand strategies to senior/executive stakeholders.
- Monitor and report supply chain costs.
- Be responsible for supply planning reporting generation and distribution.
- Identify opportunities to improve the planning process and drive projects to completion.

This role may require some travel.
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Key job responsibilities

Create and maintain a production schedule using the capacity plan, material constraints, and demand as inputs.
Analyze demand changes to ensure supply aligns with demand requirements.
Drive solutions to reduce and eliminate any short or long term gaps in supply plans.
Lead and facilitate meetings with global manufacturing partners, as required, to reduce and eliminate shortages.
Clearly communicate our manufacturing partner's current production status to senior/executive stakeholders.
Develop production strategies for new production introductions (NPI) through end of life (EOL) that balances supply and demand.
Responsible for short/long-term planning to drive manufacturing investment decisions.
Clearly communicate supply and demand strategies to senior/executive stakeholders.
Monitor and report supply chain costs.
Be responsible for supply planning reporting generation and distribution.
Identify opportunities to improve the planning process and drive projects to completion.


This role may require some travel.

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Supply Planning Managers are responsible for production planning and order fulfillment for Amazon Devices. Supply Planning Managers are connected in the planning process throughout a product’s entire lifecycle, from New Product Introduction (NPI) to End of Manufacturing (EOM).

A typical week starts by understanding week-over- week demand changes and how that impacts the business’s ability to balance supply to demand. You will analyze planned versus actual production as inputs change and will communicate supply and operations constraints to cross-functional stakeholders and executives. You will anticipate stocking levels based on demand strategies, create and implement risk mitigation strategies to eliminate supply chain disruptions and drive decisions based on costs using data and inputs from cross-functional teams.

Your weekly planning deliverables will drive capacity decisions and component purchases upstream to suppliers and set the production strategy with Amazon’s electronic manufacturing suppliers.
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A day in the life
Supply Planning Managers are responsible for production planning and order fulfillment for Amazon Devices. Supply Planning Managers are connected in the planning process throughout a product’s entire lifecycle, from New Product Introduction (NPI) to End of Manufacturing (EOM).

A typical week starts by understanding week-over- week demand changes and how that impacts the business’s ability to balance supply to demand. You will analyze planned versus actual production as inputs change and will communicate supply and operations constraints to cross-functional stakeholders and executives. You will anticipate stocking levels based on demand strategies, create and implement risk mitigation strategies to eliminate supply chain disruptions and drive decisions based on costs using data and inputs from cross-functional teams.

Your weekly planning deliverables will drive capacity decisions and component purchases upstream to suppliers and set the production strategy with Amazon’s electronic manufacturing suppliers.

Key job responsibilities
Supply Planning Managers are responsible for production planning and order fulfillment for Amazon Devices. Supply Planning Managers are connected in the planning process throughout a product’s entire lifecycle, from New Product Introduction (NPI) to End of Manufacturing (EOM).

A typical week starts by understanding week-over- week demand changes and how that impacts the business’s ability to balance supply to demand. You will analyze planned versus actual production as inputs change and will communicate supply and operations constraints to cross-functional stakeholders and executives. You will anticipate stocking levels based on demand strategies, create and implement risk mitigation strategies to eliminate supply chain disruptions and drive decisions based on costs using data and inputs from cross-functional teams.

Your weekly planning deliverables will drive capacity decisions and component purchases upstream to suppliers and set the production strategy with Amazon’s electronic manufacturing suppliers.

Basic Qualifications

- 2+ years of program, project or product management, or leading product implementation experience
- 6+ years of related industry experience
- 8+ years of data analysis using tools such as Excel, Pivot Tables, SQL, Tableau, or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of high volume manufacturing operations or sourcing environments experience
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or a related field
- Experience in data analysis using tools such as Excel, Pivot Tables, SQL, Tableau, or equivalent
- Experience in high-volume manufacturing operations or sourcing environments
- Experience with Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma methodologies
- Experience in global supply chain management, managing cross-functional teams in a fast-paced consumer electronics product company
- Experience in program, project or product management, or leading product implementation

Preferred Qualifications

- Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field
- Experience in data centers, infrastructure service providers, or related technology companies
- Experience practicing best-in-class procurement processes (category management, benchmarking, should-cost models, RFX, reverse auction, contracting, or equivalent)

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

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.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.



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