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Buyer-Planner, Project Kuiper

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC
Redmond, Washington, USA
$55.3K a year
Full-time

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO).

Its mission is to bring fast, affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast, affordable broadband to a wide range of customers, including consumers, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.

Key job responsibilities

The role has the primary responsibility of ensuring material availability to support production and engineering schedules.

Other responsibilities for the Buyer / Planner include managing inventory levels, supporting material / product level revisions, interacting / coordinating with suppliers on a variety of topics ensuring compliance and supporting other business functions as required.

  • Monitor status of open orders to ensure on-time delivery of all items ordered, including timely resolution, communication.
  • Expedite or defer orders as required based on schedule and / or inventory changes.
  • Recommend and establish optimal inventory levels based on approved exposure inventory along with production and engineering schedules based on material lead times.
  • Coordinate material flows throughout production / BOM changes, obsolescence, and the introduction of new suppliers and / or materials due to new product development.
  • Manage and resolve issues regarding PO to invoice discrepancies, returns and quality problems with suppliers.
  • Provide back-up support for supply chain functions including shipping, receiving, material handling and other duties as assigned.
  • Collaborate with internal customers and provide a high level of customer service, including recommending solutions, resources and alternative supply options.
  • Ensure and promote compliance to Company and Procurement policies and procedures.
  • Understand and comply with all FAR, DFAR, ITAR flow down requirements.
  • Understand and comply with all import / export requirements.

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

About the team

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.

At Amazon, our mission is to be the most customer-centric company on Earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people.

We're dedicated to supporting new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • 1+ years of experience in buyer / planner / material scheduler role working for a direct manufacturer
  • 1+ years of relevant experience in industry and / or academia.
  • 1+ years experience with procurement systems or financial applications
  • 1+ years of experience in forecasting, MRP, transportation, supply chain, inventory management or warehousing disciplines
  • 1+ years of experience with metrics creation or data presentation

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Ability to self-direct and take constructive action in ambiguous situations
  • Be comfortable with ambiguity and curious to learn new skills
  • Experience establishing and employing demand-pull material planning methods
  • 30+ days ago
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