PCB Global Category Manager, Amazon Leo
Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC - Bellevue, WA
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Amazon Leo is Amazons low Earth orbit satellite network. Our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet connectivity to customers beyond the reach of existing networks. From individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, and government agencies, Amazon Leo will serve people and organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity. Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. The Amazon Leo Electronic Supply Chain team is seeking an experienced Global Category Manager for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), Flexible Printed Circuit boards (FPCs) and Flexible Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (FPCAs), with a background in global supplier management, new supplier introduction, supplier development, negotiating, contract development, and executing sourcing decisions to support new product introduction and long-term commodity strategy. The ideal candidate for this position will be self-managed and a driven sourcing strategist, mapping and aligning design and technology roadmaps, experience in creating sourcing strategies, and business acumen to support engineering teams to develop latest technologies through strong supplier base, without capacity constrain, while achieving cost reduction goals. Key job responsibilities The ideal candidate will have a successful track record sourcing PCBs, FPCs and FPCAs and familiar with PCB raw materials, semiconductors and Contract Manufacturers, developing and executing strategy, negotiating master agreements and statements of work, and managing supplier performance. The Global Category Manager has an important role in ensuring their respective commodity and suppliers meet the technical and commercial specifications necessary for Amazon Leo to satisfy its internal Manufacturing Operations, Supplier Quality, Supply Chain, and Hardware Engineering customers. This candidate will work collaboratively with multiple business functions in a team environment and will be responsible for the following: Managing overall supplier relationships including supplier performance, capability, capacity planning, contracting, risk mitigation, and cost and quality improvements. Collaborating with technical operations, engineering, and program teams on new product introduction programs to define standard and custom product requirements to ensure that sourcing strategies meet the technical capabilities, cost, and business objectives. Developing efficient and accurate mechanisms for communicating forecast and capacity requirements for sustaining and new products. Supporting the purchasing and planning teams by monitoring supplier performance and addressing supply and/or quality issues. Aligning supplier strategies to Amazon Leo objectives for sustaining production and new product release. Developing a commodity and supplier technology roadmap, aligning business requirements with supplier capabilities. Responsible for maintaining quarterly supplier scorecards and conducting quarterly executive business reviews. Periodic travel to suppliers domestic and international manufacturing sites, approximately 15% About the team Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazons culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious, and earn trust. Mentorship
Created: 2026-03-13