The Global Operations Devices, Services, and Systems Materials Program Manager (MPM) manages the program financial health after the transition from the New Product Introduction (NPI) Product Operations team. The team typically begins to engage at the Design Validation Test (DVT) phase and may provide onsite support at Production Validation Test (PVT) builds. MP - Ms manage the programs after they transition to sustaining phase, ensuring that there are no blockers to impede production plans while... more details
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The Global Operations Devices, Services, and Systems Materials Program Manager (MPM) manages the program financial health after the transition from the New Product Introduction (NPI) Product Operations team. The team typically begins to engage at the Design Validation Test (DVT) phase and may provide onsite support at Production Validation Test (PVT) builds. MPMs manage the programs after they transition to sustaining phase, ensuring that there are no blockers to impede production plans while meeting our quality, delivery, and cost objectives. When an issue arises that impacts our ability in meeting our objectives, MPMs are at the center of the issue working with the cross functional team to resolve the problems.
Key job responsibilities The Materials Program Manager (MPM) is responsible for the management and delivery of the product financial health for groundbreaking, highly integrated consumer products. This person has a business orientation and is responsible for working within the local and remote finance, operations, engineering and software 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 lifecycle to ensure Lab126 achieve all financial targets through end-of-life. They will support weekly executive product line reviews outlining performance against budget, target and actual cost. In this role, you will:
- Work with finance, engineering, operations, and supply chain teams to set program cost targets at a commodity level for your project - Track the program actual costs versus target to identify program deltas and corrective actions to bring back on track within systems of record - Attend program new product introduction meetings to understand the cost implication of engineering and/or process changes as related to you product fully loaded cost targets - Work with the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) to set your product purchase order cost through the life of your programs - Manage purchase price variance claims resulting from engineering changes, component obsolescence or forecast variance - Drive the supply chain and operations team to provide detailed cost reduction forecast that enable you to meet and exceed your product goals - Work with the Lab126 Management team to ensure predictable, accurate forecasts for your products - Host weekly executive management cost reviews that deep dive through every aspect of your product cost
A day in the life MPMs work closely with Global Commodity Managers (GCMs) to constantly look for cost reduction opportunities. Efforts include focus on Post-Ramp Qualification (PRQ) activity and negotiating directly with Original Design Manufacturer (ODMs) for C components. MPMs are the owner of the system level costs and ensure accurate costs are provided to Finance on a monthly basis for purchase orders and financial reports. MPMs are also integrated into the supply chain claims process with Finance and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Business Managers. MPMs also provide inputs into annual Operations Plans and drive cost improvement initiatives for programs.
About the team The team manages products in sustaining phase for Fire TV, Advance Products, and Systems and tools. We are a high performance team always looking for new initiatives to raise the bar. We also work extremely well together and support each other as needed.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors degree in a technical discipline, or equivalent experience - 3+ years experience in the business procurement organization of a consumer market segment company - Experience in procurement practices working with engineering, supply chain and Tier 1 Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) partners
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Masters degree preferred - Working knowledge of mobile technologies, products and tools preferable - Excellent analytical and communication skills - Ability to prioritize tasks and maximize internal resources - Experience leading and defining requirements and driving these across diverse organizations
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $71,500/year in our lowest geographic market up to $153,000/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.
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