Buyer - Quantum Hardware, Quantum Computing

5 months ago


Pasadena, United States Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. Full time
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Center for Quantum Computing (CQC) in Pasadena, CA, is looking to hire a Buyer with experience in fast paced research and development procurement who will aid in AWS’s effort to bring cloud quantum computing services to its worldwide customer base. This role requires an individual who can balance working and communicating with multiple stakeholders including internal teams such as finance, import / export teams and legal.

On this team you will wear many hats, work smart, and iterate quickly. We’re looking for someone who can define a vision for a technical and business opportunity and then execute on that vision. Successful applicants will have a strong background in the procurement of heavy machinery, lab supplies, testing equipment, capital assets, chemicals as well as scientific equipment and vacuum systems. Your responsibilities will include RFPs / RFIs, contract negotiations, purchase order creations, BPO and other expenses, NDAs and working with import and export teams. You will be working closely with development and engineering teams inside and outside Amazon to get these programs developed.
Successful applicants will have experience defining problems, leading cross-functional teams, and communicating with a large number of stakeholders, including written and oral communications with senior executives.

Key job responsibilities
- Proven track record to negotiate cost on RFIs / RFPs and management of procure to pay lifecycle including PO creation, vendor on-boarding and invoice reconciliation.
- High motivation to learn, develop and perform in a fast-paced rapid prototyping environment
- Attention-to-detail, alongside proven ability to manage multiple, conflicting priorities simultaneously
- Familiarity with procurement systems and financial applications, e.g. Oracle and COUPA
- Experience with metrics creation and data presentation
- Experience with improving processes and improving scalability
- Hands-on experience of running process, technology, or operations improvement projects or initiatives, including managing complex customer relationships
- Significant previous experience in procurement/shared services center or BPO/program management

A day in the life
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?
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.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Hybrid Work
We value innovation and recognize this sometimes requires uninterrupted time to focus on a build. We also value in-person collaboration and time spent face-to-face. Our team affords employees options to work in the office every day or in a flexible, hybrid work model near one of our U.S. Amazon offices.

About the team
Our team manages our supply chain and procurement functions including verifying NDAs, NRTL certifications, Purchase Order creation, expense reports, safety and trade compliance. Doing this necessitates the steady flow of materials and components to our engineering groups to hit long term and short term goals. They work alongside Research Scientists to negotiate best prices and deliverables while being quick to pivot priorities for quantum computing experiments.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Pasadena, CA, USA

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 3+ years of procurement experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree



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