Global Manufacturing Partner Manager

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.

This team owns the selection, negotiation and management of our Commodity/Contract Manufacturing (CM) partners and ensuring alignment to Google Cloud's product roadmap. We are involved in the full product life cycle from the start of NPI through sustaining and End of life (EOL) of a product.

As a Global Manufacturing Partner Manager, you will manage global contract manufacturers (CM)/Original Device Manufacturers (ODMs) as a key relationship owner. You will be focused in a given space and work closely with product development teams and engineers to drive suppliers to deliver on cost and schedule commitments. You will be a key part of an end-to-end technical supply chain team that drives continuous improvement and ensures operational excellence in support of Google's rapid growth.

In this role, you are responsible for the commercial and operations management of Google Cloud's Contract Manufacturing and Joint Design Manufacturing (JDM) partners that build server, storage, networking and ML infrastructure. You will develop and enable partners that can align to our future needs around hardware and software development as well as an advanced manufacturing global footprint.

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 team 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: $159000 - $231000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + bonus + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Develop category sourcing strategies in a given product vertical and understand the technical roadmap and industry trends that impact long-term needs.
• Define cost drivers, develop cost models, and establish cost analysis.
• Lead Request for Proposal (RFP), negotiate agreements, and the supplier selection process. Understand the technical roadmap and industry trends that impact long-term needs.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance in alignment with technology, cost, quality, and delivery drivers.
• Partner closely with stakeholders in hardware, manufacturing, and test engineering functions.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in supplier management or sourcing.
• Experience with supplier management in the compute, storage, networking, or data center infrastructure space.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or MBA in a technical or engineering field.
• Experience working for or with a global contract manufacturer, OEM, or hyperscale company.
• Experience with new product development environments (e.g., schedule, cost, urgency, etc.).
• Experience managing CM partners for PCBA’s and systems including cost models.
• Ability to manage suppliers in new product introduction and sustaining environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to communicate internally and externally.