Senior Global Category Manager, Data Center Equipment

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

* Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field or equivalent practical

experience.

* 10 years of experience in procurement and supply chain management.

* 5 years of experience in category or commodity management, contract

negotiation and supplier development.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

* Master's degree in a technical or engineering field or MBA.

* Experience working with general contractors, integrators and suppliers in a

large infrastructure environment

* Demonstrated experience with industrial engineering and construction

programs, preferably data centers.

* Direct experience managing Data Center Infrastructure.

* Demonstrated strong 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.

At Google, we know that every employee has something important to say, and that

every employee is integral to our success. Googlers thrive in small, focused

teams and high-enthusiasm environments, believe in the ability of technology to

change the world, and are as passionate about their lives as they are about

their work.

As a 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, conflict

resolution and relationship management skills.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google

customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and

Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our

customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users

worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering

the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing

power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable

developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping

the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the

development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking,

Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills,

experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $188000 - $274000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* 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.