Sr. Material Planning Manager, Power & Cooling (PAC)

Material Planning Manager

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and we're looking for talented people who want to help.

You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You'll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides a highly reliable, scalable, and low-cost cloud platform that powers thousands of businesses in over 190 countries. AWS' Infrastructure Supply Chain organization works to deliver cutting-edge solutions to source, build and maintain our socially responsible data center supply chains. We are a team of highly-motivated, engaged, and responsive professionals who enable the core sustainable infrastructure of AWS. Come join our team and be a part of history as we deliver results for the largest cloud services company on Earth!

Power & Cooling (PAC) Team

The Power & Cooling (PAC) team is seeking a results-oriented individual with strong business judgement skills and experience working with internal and external stakeholders to own material planning for Data Center Power & Cooling Equipment. Our Material Planning Managers are high-energy self-starters that are excited to work across different functions to deliver power and cooling equipment to our data centers globally.

As a member of the Power and Cooling Supply Chain Management Team, this role's primary responsibility is to maintain unconstrained supply for the responsible regions and work with our internal customers and business partners to audit and track inventory status and materials from Design to Delivery. You will be the single threaded leader and first line of escalation for any post-delivery construction and commissioning issues.

Key Job Responsibilities

• The Materials Planning Manager is a single threaded leader who serves as the orchestrator of long-lead equipment (LLE) planning and delivery execution for AWS data centers.
• This role drives forecast accuracy, milestone tracking, and risk management to ensure timely data center delivery.
• Demand Planning and Forecasting : You will spearhead the development and maintenance of a rolling three-year forecast for LLE, collaborating with business partners to capture evolving requirements.
• Milestone Management and Progress Tracking : As the single-threaded owner of milestone tracking, you will monitor the critical path from forecast creation through design, funding, delivery, and commissioning.
• Risk Management and Prioritization : Your role focuses on tracking supplier delivery commitments against construction need-by dates, serving as an early warning system for potential schedule impacts.
• Post-Delivery Support and Issue Resolution : You will serve as the primary escalation point for post-delivery challenges at construction sites, including quality concerns and resource constraints.

A day in the life : As a manager in the team, the successful candidate will embody the following :

About the Team

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

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