Description
Amazon's Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Kuiper Government Solutions' (KGS) mission is to leverage Kuiper and provide high speed, low latency, and secure satellite broadband services to United States and allied government customers. This position will be working on KGS' Business Operations team.
This role will support the procurement needs for Project Kuiper, including for both commercial and government entities. The primary responsibilities will include executing procurement actions, managing supplier relationships, tracking metrics, and supporting contract management activities.
Key job responsibilities
In this role you will:
-Manage the full procurement cycle from requirements gathering to order delivery and payment
-Collaborate with stakeholders to define procurement needs and specifications
-Conduct market research to identify potential suppliers and evaluate options
-Develop solicitation documents (RFPs, RFQs) and manage the bidding process
-Lead negotiations with suppliers on pricing, terms and conditions
-Issue purchase orders and agreements, ensuring compliance with policies
-Partner with Legal to draft and review contracts as needed
-Work with Quality to inspect delivered goods and ensure conformance to requirements
-Implement and manage the supplier onboarding process
-Build and maintain positive relationships with key suppliers
-Monitor supplier performance using KPIs like cost, quality, delivery, service levels
-Oversee corrective actions for non-performing or non-compliant suppliers
-Resolve supplier disputes, inquiries and approve/deny claims
-Conduct periodic business reviews with strategic suppliers
-Define and track procurement metrics (e.g. spend, lead times, supplier scorecards)
-Analyze data to identify improvement opportunities and cost savings
-Develop reports, visualizations and presentations to share with leadership
-Document processes and procedures related to procurement activities
Security Clearance : This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance of TS/SCI.
Basic Qualifications
3+ years experience in procurement, sourcing or - supplier management
Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, - Operations or related field
Preferred Qualifications
Lean/Six Sigma or process improvement certification
Experience with US government procurement regulations (e.g. FAR, DFARS, ITAR, EAR)
Working knowledge of JIRA, Confluence, WorkDocs or similar tools
Prior experience in the telecommunications/satellite industry
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