- 5+ years of developing, negotiating and executing business agreements experience - 5+ years of professional or military experience - Bachelors degree - Experience developing strategies that influence leadership decisions at the organizational level - Experience managing programs across cross functional teams, building processes and coordinating release schedules - Excellent analytical and communication skills in both English and Chinese - Meticulous attention to detail and commitment to accuracy - Strong business acumen combined with technical aptitude - Proven track record of complex and creative problem solving and the desire to create new processes or simplify and improve on current ones - Ability to influence others and facilitate agreement among stakeholders with different interests - Experience interpreting data and making business recommendations - Experience identifying, negotiating, and executing complex legal agreements - Experience interpreting data and making business recommendations - Experience identifying, negotiating, and executing complex legal agreements - Master’s degree preferred. - Experience with consumer electronics, preferably streaming media players or smart TVs. - Ability to prioritize tasks and maximize internal resources. - Experience leading and defining requirements and driving closure. - Product Data Management system experience. - Proven record of relationship building and influencing skills - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Strong Microsoft Excel skills 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 <a href="https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations">https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations</a> for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $133,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $220,200/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit <a href="https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits">https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits</a>. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site. The Senior Materials Program Manager (MPM) is responsible for the overall financial health of the Bill of Materials (BOM) and for ensuring a diverse and continuous supply for innovative, highly integrated consumer products. This individual has a business-oriented mindset and partners with local and remote Operations, Engineering, and Software teams to drive the development, implementation, and management of product costing, budget, and the Supplier Plan of Record (SPOR). As the business representative, the MPM captures, documents, and communicates financial exposures, supply risks, and expenditures related to their product. They are involved in all stages of the product familys lifecycle to ensure that we meet all financial targets and maintain qualified material availability through the end of the products life. Additionally, the MPM supports weekly Executive Product Line reviews, which assess performance against budget, target, and actual costs. Key job responsibilities •	Collaborate with Product Management, Finance, Engineering and Supply Chain teams to set product cost target and guardrails. •	Track the program actual costs versus target to identify program deltas and corrective actions to bring back on track •	Drive initiatives with the Cross-functional Team to create a detailed cost reduction plan to meet or exceed product cost targets. •	Work alongside the Cross-functional Team to identify the cost implications of engineering and process changes. •	Conduct monthly cost reviews with Executive Management and thoroughly analyze every aspect of your product costs. •	Plan and manage tooling budget and spend. •	Architect and establish a solid Supplier Plan of Record (SPOR) for the product(s) along with Engineering, Software, Supply Chain, and other Ops functional teams to ensure time-to-market, supply continuity, manufacturability, scalability, and sustainability. •	Coordinate with EMS partners to determine the product purchase order cost for xVT builds. •	Manage purchase price variance claims due to engineering changes, component obsolescence, or forecast discrepancies. •	Drive successful implementation of the SPOR during the development cycle through mass production prior to transferring to sustaining team. •	Provide oversight of C-suppliers on the CM AVL A day in the life As a program manager within Amazon, the MPM engages with and drives cross-functionally across Amazons complex device ecosystem. The MPMs closest cross-functional partners are Hardware Engineering, Product Management (PM), Finance, GCM (Global Commodities Management), SQM (Supplier Quality Management), and MPE (Manufacturing Product Engineering). We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations: North Reading, MA, USA