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)
