Amazon Materials Program Manager Product Operations - FireTV 

United States, California, Sunnyvale 

333176283

Key job responsibilities
- Drive the engineering and supply chain teams to optimize BOM+MVA cost below target.
- Negotiate component costs managed by the contract manufacturer.
- Track the program actual costs versus target to identify program deltas and corrective actions to bring back on track.
- Host monthly executive management cost reviews that deep dive through every aspect of your product cost.
- Determine the Supplier Plan of Record to ensure the optimal mix of suppliers, balancing cost, quality, and supply continuity.- Perform competitive cost analysis.
- Provide cost estimates for early engagement concepts and products, including providing cost reduction options.- Work with the OEM/ODM to set your product purchase order cost for the upcoming period, and manage purchase price variance claims resulting from engineering changes, component obsolescence or forecast variance.A day in the life

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- 3+ years of business agreements development, negotiation and execution 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
- 3+ years of managing complex technology projects working directly with engineering teams
- 3+ 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

- Experience in driving end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
- 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