DESCRIPTION
We are a smart team of doers that work passionately to apply cutting-edge advances in technology and to solve real-world problems that will transform our customers experiences in ways we cant even imagine yet. As Sr. Manager, Product Operations, you will be working with a unique and gifted cross-functional team to developing exciting products for our customers.
Our organization rewards intellectual curiosity while maintaining the direct to market product focus. The ideal candidate will have experience building a supply chain strategy from scratch, including developing a manufacturing and test strategy, and building a high performance team.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Build and lead the supply chain and operations team to design an end-to-end supply chain strategy from raw materials to customer returns.
Lead the operations team through the product development of a new device and its transition to high volume production.
Manage contract manufacturers to support the new product development and production ramp
Assess supply chain performance and readiness; bring up new supply base operational capabilities to support the programs cost and sourcing strategy
Develop the assembly and test processes working with engineering and contract manufacturer to ensure quality and customer satisfaction
Work closely with cross-disciplinary staff to influence technical design decisions, meet custom product requirements, and reach business objectives
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelors degree in a technical discipline, or equivalent experience
10+ years of experience managing cross-functional projects and bringing products to market
10+ years of experience in supply chain and manufacturing of devices
5+ years in a people management role
Experience in new product introduction working with engineering, supply chain and contract manufacturer
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
MBA or other advanced degree, with a focus on operations
Knowledge/familiarity with the pharmaceutical, biotech and/or medical device industries
Experience working in a regulated manufacturing environment, governed by FDA cGMP and/or ISO 13485 compliance
Experience with high-volume manufacturing of electronic devices
Experience in supporting ground-up programs and building teams from scratch
Excellent analytical and communication skills
Ability to prioritize tasks and maximize internal resources
Experience leading and defining requirements and driving these across diverse organization
Amazon.com is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer Minority / Women / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation
Seattle, WA
Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products and subscriptions in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) segments. It sells merchandise and content purchased for resale from third-party sellers through physical stores and online stores.
The company also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, and Echo devices; provides Kindle Direct Publishing, an online service that allows independent authors and publishers to make their books available in the Kindle Store; and develops and produces media content.
In addition, it offers programs that enable sellers to sell their products on its Websites, as well as their own branded Websites; and programs that allow authors, musicians, filmmakers, skill and app developers, and others to publish and sell content. Further, the company provides compute, storage, database, and other AWS services, as well as compute, storage, database offerings, fulfillment, publishing, digital content subscriptions, advertising, and co-branded credit card agreement services.
Additionally, it offers Amazon Prime, a membership program, which provides free shipping of various items; access to streaming of movies and TV episodes; and other services. It serves consumers, sellers, developers, enterprises, and content creators. Amazon.com, Inc. has a strategic partnership with Volkswagen AG. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.