Kyle Finnegan

Global commodity leader with 11+ years of sourcing, procurement, and supply chain experience across semiconductor and hardware categories, including nearly 5 years leading multi-billion-dollar HBM and memory sourcing for AI infrastructure data center platforms at AWS at hyperscale. Secures allocation and capacity commitments on constrained parts, negotiates commercial terms aligned to platform roadmaps, and manages supplier performance through structured scorecards and technical reviews. Builds AI-assisted sourcing workflows to streamline vendor analysis and reporting, and operates effectively under ambiguity with cross-functional influence and no formal authority.

MBA, Kansas State University.

Senior Global Commodity Manager — High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) at Amazon Web Services (2021-11 – Present)

• Directed technical and financial vetting of supplier proposals across long-term supply agreements with AWS's three primary memory suppliers (SK Hynix, Samsung, Micron) spanning DRAM, SSD, and HBM, then built the cross-commodity financial model that carried the deal through internal approval to Amazon Board sign-off, securing 5-year supply continuity and multi-billion-dollar savings in 2026.
• Serve as internal escalation point for memory material shortages and allocation risk, securing capacity commitments and identifying alternative supply paths to protect production continuity during constrained supply environments.
• Chair Quarterly Technical Reviews (QTRs) with suppliers, running the supplier scorecard process across technology alignment, cost, quality, and delivery, and driving roadmap accountability.
• Built AI-assisted workflows using Amazon Quick Suite Skills to streamline vendor analysis, scorecard reporting, and sourcing documentation across the memory portfolio.
• Own quarterly should-cost modeling and market/unit cost analysis across the memory portfolio, informing sourcing and pricing strategy and negotiation leverage.
• Partner with finance to translate projected training TCO into commodity price targets; met FY2026 goal of a 20% reduction in price-per-Gbps for HBM to maximize AI training cost efficiency.
• Structured and closed a prepayment agreement qualifying a new second-tier supplier at hyperscaler standards, securing an alternate source of DDR4 after the primary suppliers EOL'd the legacy product AWS still expects long-tail demand for.
• Cut excess inventory from 215K to 60K units generation-over-generation (72%) by building broker relationships to liquidate excess stock, avoiding $55M in E&O exposure over two years while sharpening yield-loss visibility and demand forecasting accuracy.
• Partner with architecture, silicon, packaging, engineering, supply chain, and operations teams to align supplier roadmaps with future platform requirements, operating with cross-functional influence and no formal authority.

Category Manager — Forgings at The Boeing Company (2018-10 – 2021-10)

• Negotiated a 10-year enterprise agreement with a major forgings holding company spanning 20+ sub-tier suppliers, consolidating fragmented contracts under one governing set of terms so procurement agents only needed to negotiate price and volume, an aggregation strategy that delivered approximately $180M in savings.
• Developed and implemented supply base plans supporting long-term program and category strategies.
• Identified and qualified new suppliers to increase competition and supply base capacity.
• Monitored supplier quality, delivery, and financial performance to identify operational risks and opportunities.

Procurement Analyst — Systems at The Boeing Company (2017-06 – 2018-09)

• Served as primary supplier management interface to production and engineering stakeholders.
• Developed recovery tools to quantify supplier shortages, identifying $15M in improvement opportunities.
• Acted as subject matter expert on contractual matters supporting complex supplier negotiations.

Procurement Agent — Contracts at The Boeing Company (2015-04 – 2017-06)

• Managed a Top 5 supplier contract portfolio representing approximately $200M in annual spend.
• Led negotiations for new contract terms, pricing strategies, and long-term agreements.
• Partnered with program leadership, legal, and executives to integrate business strategy into sourcing decisions.

Program Manager and Contract Administrator at Exotic Metals Forming Company (2010 – 2015)

Sales Representative at Odom-Southern Distributing (2006 – 2010)

Master of Business Administration – Kansas State University (2026)

Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics – Cornell University (2021)

Graduate Certificate in Project Management – Cornell University (2021)

Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration – Washington State University