Sr. New Product Supply Chain Manager, Amazon Robotics Supply Chain
Content + Source + Freshness • 12 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Offers high potential due to involvement in innovative robotics supply chain strategies and the opportunity for significant impact on global fulfillment.
- Key role in pioneering focused robotics supply chain strategies.
- High impact on global efficiency initiatives.
- Fast-paced, innovative working environment.
- Requires solid experience in supply chain management.
Pros
- Leading a critical supply chain function for robotics—a cutting-edge sector.
- Collaborative environment with cross-functional leadership exposure.
- Strong career progression opportunities in a leading tech company.
Cons
- High responsibility and pressure to meet tight deadlines.
- Possible travel required depending on supplier engagement.
- Expectations for constant innovation can be taxing.
Who it's for
Senior / Lead • On-site with some collaboration across locations
Good fit
- Senior supply chain professionals with automation experience.
- Leaders enthusiastic about technological integration in supply frameworks.
- Analytical thinkers driven to optimize processes.
Not recommended for
- Entry-level candidates without relevant supply chain experience.
- Individuals resistant to high-pressure environments.
- Professionals who prefer static or routine workflows.
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
DESCRIPTION
Preferred Locations - Seattle, Boston
The Amazon Robotics Supply Chain and Operations organization sources and manufactures a portfolio of robotics technology and is responsible for getting the right materials to the right place at the right time to support our network of global fulfillment and transportation solutions. It is a fast-paced operation that works cross-functionally with teams across Amazon and is driven by data and metrics.
The Supply Chain team is seeking an experienced Sr. Supply Chain Single Threaded Leader with a proven background in Robotic automation global supplier management and executing sourcing decisions related to new product introduction programs. The successful candidate for this position will be self-managing, have a high sense of urgency and driven to achieve defined supplier management and program goals.
Key job responsibilities
- Lead cross-functional supply chain team dedicated to the supply chain design, sourcing and logistics decisions, and supply chain execution of programs through the product development cycle.
- Act as single point of contact for program resources (leadership and working teams) to communicate Supply Chain decisions and progress, provide feedback on supply chain implications of program decisions and changes, and support financial planning and capital approvals for the program.
- Collaborate with hardware engineering, operations and program teams on supplier selection, cost and new product introduction.
- Responsible for definition and approval of the Supply Chain strategy (SSR), including identification of critical supply components, cost roadmap to meet payback targets, definition of capacity plan and associated sourcing and tooling requirements, supply chain risk assessment & mitigation plans
- Work with sourcing in developing negotiation strategies for categories which impacts the product to deliver against business objectives and achieve sustainable relationships with strategic suppliers pertaining to Amazon Robotics products supporting the priority programs as driven by the Operating Plan (OP)
- Work with GCMs on managing overall supplier relationships including supplier performance, capability development, capacity planning, contracting, risk mitigation, and cost and quality improvements.
- Develop roadmap to achieving NPI and GA total cost targets (TCO), including make vs. buy analysis and value engineering opportunities
- Ensure non-cost goals (Sustainability, Supplier Development, Cost Savings) are met and supported by the Supply Chain strategy.
- Logistics and Inventory Management strategies – where, how much, and when will inventory be held, and what strategies can we employ to hold inventory at strategic points to reduce lead times
A day in the life
Think Big, Bias for Action and Earns Trust - are the three key functional competencies that are needed to be successful in this role. This helps to demonstrate high Customer Obsession, taking ownership, dive deep in solving business problems and Deliver Results creating value.
Key functional skills are strategic negotiation experience, extract insights from data and drive actions and communication skills to influence cross functional stakeholders on executing the supply chain strategy.
Key deliverable - Develop the 2-3-year Supply Chain Strategy influencing program leadership and helps in achieving financial targets on cost and lead time helping financial payback.
About the team
The team contains subject matter experts who have the passion to solve business problems. As single-threaded leaders they are wholly dedicated to solving one business problem, wakes up in the morning and worries just about that one thing, ensuring the initiative’s vision and goals are always at the forefront and is ready to escalate risks early. The team believes in developing efficient and accurate mechanisms for communicating forecast and capacity requirements for new products to scale effectively. Finally actively support and foster a culture of inclusion.
