Program Manager, Supply Chain, Data Center Equipment

About the job

A problem isn’t truly solved until it’s solved for all. That’s why Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. As a Program Manager at Google, you’ll lead multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish — working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres. It's your job to co-ordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines.

In this role, you will lead all aspects of supply chain readiness and execution for critical Data Center Equipment as a dynamic, results-oriented Supply Chain Manager. You will focus on product types, including construction/building modules and high-value equipment that form the backbone of the Google Data Center fleet.

In this role, you will be the primary liaison between Google and its suppliers, driving end-to-end (E2E) material, inventory, and production readiness from product inception through mass deployment. You will leverage your domain expertise in supply chain, manufacturing, and procurement to implement processes and systems that ensure the efficient, timely, and high-quality delivery of innovative products to global data centers. Additionally, you will have the ability to create, educate, and promote Supply Chain principles and best practices with both internal partner organizations and external suppliers, ultimately enabling Google to meet its ambitious data center build-out goals.The Data Center team designs and operates some of the most sophisticated electrical and Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems in the world. We are an upbeat, creative, team-oriented group of engineers committed to building and operating powerful data centers.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end material and supply chain readiness for a product area by ensuring clear-to-build status for data center equipment and execute supply chain plans that enable global production ramp and deployment to data centers.
• Represent the equipment supply chain organization by collaborating with Engineering, Planning, and Category Managers to deliver equipment and drive initiatives and process improvements.
• Identify and communicate supply chain risks, developing and executing mitigation plans to ensure supply continuity into production.
• Serve as the primary supply chain liaison with suppliers, managing production schedules and commitments against project delivery requirements, and overseeing supplier commitments and purchase order management.
• Create, successfully manage, and institutionalize new processes and frameworks around material, supply chain, inventory, and production management.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program or project management.
• 5 years of experience in supply chain management, procurement, or operations roles within a manufacturing or technology environment.
• Experience in material readiness, production control, and supplier performance management.
• Experience across all phases of a product life-cycle from prototype to mass production to end-of-life.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Experience in data center, construction, hyperscale cloud infrastructure, or capital equipment supply chains.
• Experience delivering products and managing projects, with in-depth knowledge of project management methodologies.
• Experience in negotiating early funding and managing capacity across multiple, global suppliers.
• Ability to work in and succeed in a highly ambiguous/unstructured environment, employing critical thinking and sound judgment.
• Ability to customize communications based on the audience, and interacting effectively with technical, non-technical, and executive groups.