Procurement/Buyer

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.


Key job responsibilities
The role has the primary responsibility of ensuring material availability to support production and engineering schedules.

Other responsibilities for the Buyer/Planner include:
- Managing inventory levels, supporting material/product level revisions
- Interacting/coordinating with suppliers on a variety of topics ensuring compliance and supporting other business functions as required.
- Monitor status of open orders to ensure on-time delivery of all items ordered, including timely resolution, communication.
- Expedite or defer orders as required based on schedule and/or inventory changes.
- Manage and resolve issues regarding Purchase Order (PO) to invoice discrepancies, returns and quality problems with suppliers.
- Provide back-up support for supply chain functions including shipping, receiving, material handling and other duties as assigned.
- Collaborate with internal customers and provide a high level of customer service, including recommending solutions, resources and alternative supply options.
- Ensure and promote compliance to Company and Procurement policies and procedures.
- Understand and comply with all FAR, DFAR, ITAR flow down requirements.
- Understand and comply with all import/export requirements.
- Use procurement systems like Coupa, SAP & E2Open for order management and delivery metrics.
- Participate in Daily Deep Dive (DDD) meetings to report on procurement-related metrics

Basic Qualifications

- Experience in Finance, Supply Chain Management, Business, IT or any other procurement related career
- Experience using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and analytical platforms, including but not limited to the ability to analyze data using pivots and V-Lookups
- Experience in a relevant industry or academia
- Experience in procurement, budgeting, forecasting, or asset management
- Experience running metrics reports, analyzing data to identify problems and using data analysis to generate and explain metrics
- Experience in forecasting, MRP, transportation, supply chain, inventory management or warehousing disciplines

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience handling ambiguous or undefined challenges through strong problem solving abilities
- Experience comfort with ambiguity
- Experience establishing and employing demand-pull material planning methods

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.

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.