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Posted date: Feb 19, 2026
Location: Bellevue, WA
Estimated salary: $89,550
Range: $40,000 - $139,100
Description
Amazon Leo is Amazon’s 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 supplier’s 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. Amazon’s 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 & Career Growth
Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.
Innovation is part of our DNA! Our goal is to be Earth's most customer-centric company, and we are just getting started. We need people who want to join an ambitious program that continues to push the state of the art in space based systems design and wireless systems.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related technical field- Experience in global supply chain management, managing cross-functional teams in a fast-paced consumer electronics product company
- 3+ years of negotiations/cost savings, supplier excellence, and risk mitigation experience
- 3+ years of direct experience in component lifecycle management, last time buy (LTB) execution and mitigations and alternate sourcing qualifications
Extended Qualifications
- Master's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field- 3+ years experience in supplier evaluation/selection, should-cost models, negotiate MVA, NRE, and CAPEX/OPEX to ensure best-in-class cost for our products
- Experience managing large value, multi-year contracts for complex engineered products
- Experience in Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, and/or Consumer Electronics industries
- Experience working with a range of partners and component suppliers, including those engaged in technology development
- Technical acumen in EE (Electrical Engineering), foundry and semiconductor components, design/development with ability to connect to related business matters such as cost, manufacturing cycle time and yields
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, WA, Bellevue - 82,700.00 - 139,100.00 USD annually
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