Commodity Manager, Capacity Planning and Analysis
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field or equivalent practical experience.
- 4 years of experience in procurement and supply chain management.
- Experience in category or commodity management, contract negotiation and supplier development.
Preferred qualifications:
- MBA or Master's degree in a technical or engineering field.
- 5 years of experience managing capacity planning, supply chain analytics, metrics management, activity reporting, and relevant data center hardware.
- Experience with data center commodities.
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.
Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Google 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. Global Commodity Managers (GCMs) work with multiple cross-functional 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 will use industry ideas and supplier relationships to optimize our total cost of ownership for our global and growing infrastructure. You will keep our Data Centers running, by sourcing the best products to ensure our users have the best and fastest experience possible.
You will be responsible for all aspects of supplier development and ongoing performance management for Google's technology and business needs. You will manage projects that involve collaboration to develop and execute Google's sourcing strategy for our GPU and CPU hardware across multiple internal organizations, in support of our infrastructure deployment that powers Google's services.
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 $126,000-$181,000 + 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
- Collaborate closely with planning teams and develop capacity requirements based on base case and high case demand plans.
- Drive capacity readiness working with supplier and commodity managers throughout the product life cycle, from new product introduction (NPI) to mass production and end-of-life.
- Support Global Commodity Managers (GCMs) to identify supply chain risks and mitigation steps through supplier network optimization. Drive initiatives to design and implement capacity planning processes that drive improvements in supply chain performance.
- Develop and report out clear business metrics such as on-time delivery and demand coverage. Ensure that supplier commits are systematically captured in the planning system.
- Align team members and stakeholders, communicate widely and transparently, publish periodic updates and drive capacity reviews, i.e. clear-to-build (CTB) and backlog management.
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