Senior Technical Program Manager, Supply Chain Operations
In this role, you will be part of the team that spearheads supply chain optimization and operational excellence projects, especially in support of our public sector business.
This is a high-judgment role, where you will be the authoritative voice representing the entire AWS supply chain during contract negotiations with public sector customers.
You must be able to translate customer and regulatory requirements into actionable deliverables, determine what is a true requirement versus a nice-to-have, and understand how to find the balance between cybersecurity and business objectives.
The ideal candidate is a leader that can think and communicate strategically while also executing tactical actions.
On one hand, you will directly interact with senior leaders and executives and must be fluent in executive communication to gain support for new initiatives and obtain consensus.
On the other hand, you will also be responsible for delivering on your initiatives, and must have both excellent interpersonal and writing skills to work across myriad teams in the supply chain, security, and legal organizations to deliver results in an ambiguous operating environment.
This role will also be responsible for engagements with DC-metro-area public sector customers at secure facilities.
As a result, other work locations (including remote/virtual) cannot be considered for this role.
The candidate selected must obtain and maintain a security clearance at the TS/SCI with polygraph level.
Upon start, the selected candidate will be sponsored for a commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.
Key job responsibilitieso Driving consensus for acceptable levels for risks and best practices across the supply chain and influencing where no formal reporting structures existo Proactively working with other organizations to anticipate gaps between teams, processes, and system architectures to help AWS produce the best possible results for our customerso Articulating in writing (actual papers, not slides) key issues and strategic initiatives for senior leadershipo Creating plans that have objective, measurable success criteria and communicate with technical and non-technical audiences at various organizational levelso Acting as a thought and business leader in the field of cybersecurity, supply chain risk management, and supply chain operationsA day in the lifeOur job is to let ops focus on ops.
The larger organization has teams performing manufacturing, logistics, and reverse/recycling operations, and we take on the tough projects that would otherwise distract those teams from delivering operational excellence.
Some examples:
-Representing the supply chain during customer engagements and negotiations-Spearheading new cross-functional services and capabilities-Working with other organizations to address/mitigate supply chain risk-Otherwise connecting the dots across a complex, global supply chainAbout the teamOur team is part of the organization responsible for physical aspects of the AWS hardware supply chain, such as manufacturing datacenter racks, logistical operations to transport racks and other equipment to/from datacenters, and recycling parts at product end-of-life.
We are the bridge-builders, connecting the different functional areas and working across other organizations to improve our supply chain.
As such, we are the jack-of-all-trades team, jumping in to support the larger organization where needed.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Arlington, VA, USA.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
This is a high-judgment role, where you will be the authoritative voice representing the entire AWS supply chain during contract negotiations with public sector customers.
You must be able to translate customer and regulatory requirements into actionable deliverables, determine what is a true requirement versus a nice-to-have, and understand how to find the balance between cybersecurity and business objectives.
The ideal candidate is a leader that can think and communicate strategically while also executing tactical actions.
On one hand, you will directly interact with senior leaders and executives and must be fluent in executive communication to gain support for new initiatives and obtain consensus.
On the other hand, you will also be responsible for delivering on your initiatives, and must have both excellent interpersonal and writing skills to work across myriad teams in the supply chain, security, and legal organizations to deliver results in an ambiguous operating environment.
This role will also be responsible for engagements with DC-metro-area public sector customers at secure facilities.
As a result, other work locations (including remote/virtual) cannot be considered for this role.
The candidate selected must obtain and maintain a security clearance at the TS/SCI with polygraph level.
Upon start, the selected candidate will be sponsored for a commensurate clearance for each government agency for which they perform AWS work.
Key job responsibilitieso Driving consensus for acceptable levels for risks and best practices across the supply chain and influencing where no formal reporting structures existo Proactively working with other organizations to anticipate gaps between teams, processes, and system architectures to help AWS produce the best possible results for our customerso Articulating in writing (actual papers, not slides) key issues and strategic initiatives for senior leadershipo Creating plans that have objective, measurable success criteria and communicate with technical and non-technical audiences at various organizational levelso Acting as a thought and business leader in the field of cybersecurity, supply chain risk management, and supply chain operationsA day in the lifeOur job is to let ops focus on ops.
The larger organization has teams performing manufacturing, logistics, and reverse/recycling operations, and we take on the tough projects that would otherwise distract those teams from delivering operational excellence.
Some examples:
-Representing the supply chain during customer engagements and negotiations-Spearheading new cross-functional services and capabilities-Working with other organizations to address/mitigate supply chain risk-Otherwise connecting the dots across a complex, global supply chainAbout the teamOur team is part of the organization responsible for physical aspects of the AWS hardware supply chain, such as manufacturing datacenter racks, logistical operations to transport racks and other equipment to/from datacenters, and recycling parts at product end-of-life.
We are the bridge-builders, connecting the different functional areas and working across other organizations to improve our supply chain.
As such, we are the jack-of-all-trades team, jumping in to support the larger organization where needed.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Arlington, VA, USA.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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