Global Category Manager, Data Center Equipment

Real Jobs; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 100,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus target 15%

Benefits

Job summary

Google is seeking a Global Category Manager for Data Center Equipment in Dublin, Ireland. This on-site role requires leading procurement strategies across the data center hardware portfolio, partnering with engineering and construction teams to optimize total cost of ownership.

The role focuses on developing complex sourcing strategies, negotiating contracts, and driving supplier performance in a large infrastructure environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in technical or engineering field or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in procurement and supply chain management.
• Experience in data center equipment category, contract negotiation and supplier development.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute commodity strategies with engineering and commodity teams.
• Negotiate detailed contractual agreements and ensure capacity planning and supply-chain strategies.
• Lead RFP/RFI/RFQ processes and cross-functional supplier selection.
• Serve as internal point-of-contact for remediation and quality improvement programs.
• Implement supply chain improvements and drive supplier performance reviews.

Skills

Procurement and supply chain

Data center equipment experience

Contract negotiation

Supplier development

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field or equivalent experience

Job description

Global Category Manager, Data Center Equipment

Dublin, Ireland

Type: FULL_TIME

Category: TECHNICAL_INFRASTRUCTURE_ENGINEERING

Is hybrid: No

Is remote: No

Employer: Google

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in procurement and supply chain management.
• Experience in the data center equipment category or commodity management, contract negotiation and supplier development.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or MBA in a technical or engineering field.
• Experience with data center commodities.
• Experience in developing and executing a complex sourcing strategies.
• Experience working with contractors and general contractors in a large infrastructure environment.
• Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders and suppliers.

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 with Data Center Engineering and Construction teams to make sure Google has the supplies and equipment to put into production the products coming from the Engineering teams.

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 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.

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.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Ireland: €100000 - €102000 (EUR) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute commodity strategies through close collaboration with Google engineering and commodity teams. Define cost drivers, develop cost models, and establish should cost analysis.
• Conduct detailed agreement negotiations including comprehensive contractual agreements and ensure capacity planning and supply-chain strategies are implemented to meet on time delivery.
• Drive request for proposal (RFP)/request for information (RFI)/request for quotes (RFQs) and lead cross-functional teams with the supplier selection process.
• Serve as internal point-of-contact for all ongoing remediation and quality improvement programs, and define multi-year research and development (R&D) efforts, implement supply chain and supply base improvements.
• Implement supply chain improvements, drive supply base improvement with supplier metrics and regular business reviews.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .