Manager, Global Category Manager, Data Center Equipment
Google
Full-time
On-site
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field or equivalent practical experience.
- 10 years of experience in category strategy, negotiations and supply chain management.
- 3 years of experience in data center infrastructure equipment and supplier management.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree in a technical or engineering field or MBA.
- 5 years of experience in data center infrastructure.
- Experience working with general contractors, integrators and suppliers in a large infrastructure environment.
- Experience with large-scale industrial engineering and construction programs, preferably data centers.
- Excellent leadership and influencing skills.
About the job
Commodity Managers work with Engineering teams to make sure Google has the supplies and equipment to put into production the innovative products coming from our Engineering teams. As a Commodity Manager, you use your wide industry knowledge and strategic supplier relationships to optimize our total cost of ownership for our global -- and growing -- infrastructure. The scale at which Google operates means that savings on just one piece of hardware can have a huge impact on Google's bottom line.The Equipment Supply Chain (ESC) organization is focused on Data Center Infrastructure and is responsible for planning, sourcing, supply chain, procurement and supplier management functions for data center power and cooling equipment.
ESC partners closely work with Data Center Engineering and Construction Teams to make sure Google has the supplies and equipment to put into production the innovative products coming from our Engineering teams.
As a Manager of Category Management at Google, you will be responsible to define and execute Google’s strategic sourcing for new data center infrastructure equipment and supplier management. You will be an innovative and accomplished expert with extensive knowledge of infrastructure technology management, strategy development, sourcing and supplier/integrator relationship, performance and cost management. You will have a balance of both tactical and strategic experience and have technical knowledge, business and commercial acumen, program management fluency, and possess strong communication, negotiation, teamwork, people management, conflict resolution and relationship management skills.
Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.The US base salary range for this full-time position is $174,000-$258,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.
Responsibilities
- Manage a team of Global Category Managers within the Equipment Supply Chain organization.
- Deliver sourcing and supply chain objectives for Products in the Data Center Infrastructure space.
- Develop and execute category strategies to achieve total cost of ownership, lead time, capacity, innovation and quality objectives for the products managed through close collaboration with Google cross-functional teams (engineering, quality, operations, finance, etc).
- Conduct complex strategic technology negotiations including comprehensive contractual agreements to deliver cost, lead time and capacity objectives for the organization.
- Implement supply chain, inventory and process improvements through supplier performance metrics, scorecards, business continuity plans and regular business reviews.