Sr. Global Commodities Manager, AWS battery team

BESS Program Delivery & Execution

• Lead end-to-end delivery of BESS solutions across multiple data center programs globally, ensuring on-time, on-budget, and on-spec execution
• Define and manage program milestones, schedules, budgets, risk registers, and critical path activities across concurrent BESS deployments
• Develop and maintain integrated program plans that align BESS delivery with broader data center construction and commissioning timelines
• Drive resolution of cross-functional blockers and escalate risks proactively to senior leadership
• Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for BESS delivery performance, quality, and safety
• Coordinate across regions (Americas, EMEA, APAC) to ensure consistency in delivery standards while adapting to local requirements

Infrastructure Engineering Collaboration

• Manage and work closely with the infrastructure engineering organization to align BESS technical requirements with data center design standards and power architecture
• Partner with electrical, mechanical, and controls engineering teams to ensure seamless integration of BESS into facility power systems
• Collaborate on design reviews, value engineering exercises, and technical trade studies to optimize BESS configurations for performance, reliability, and cost
• Support the development of BESS specifications, standards, and best practices in partnership with engineering stakeholders
• Ensure engineering deliverables (drawings, specifications, commissioning plans) are completed on schedule and meet quality standards

BESS Supplier Interface & Management

• Interface and work closely with BESS suppliers (OEMs, system integrators, and component manufacturers) to manage delivery commitments, quality, and performance
• Lead supplier selection processes including RFP/RFQ development, technical evaluation, and commercial negotiation support
• Establish and maintain strong supplier relationships, conducting regular business reviews, performance scorecards, and capacity planning discussions
• Drive supplier accountability on manufacturing schedules, factory acceptance testing (FAT), shipping logistics, and site delivery milestones
• Collaborate with procurement and supply chain teams to manage purchase orders, lead times, and inventory strategies

Monitor and mitigate supply chain risks including single-source dependencies, geopolitical factors, and raw material constraints

About the team 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.

• 5+ years of developing, negotiating and executing business agreements experience
• 5+ years of solving problems with technology in the Energy & Utilities industries experience
• 5+ years of working with Advanced Compute technologies including, but not limited to: Accelerated Compute, High Performance Compute, Visual/Spatial Compute, and/or IoT. experience
• Bachelor's 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
• Experience explaining complex technical concepts to various business and technical audiences
• Experience presenting to both technical and non-technical executive audiences
• Experience leading complex, multi-year initiatives that may be cross-functional and/or span business and technology