Global Data Center Equipment Sourcing Leader - Equity & Bonus

Google LLC; Dublin; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus target 15%

Job summary

Google LLC in Dublin, Ireland is seeking a Global Category Manager, Mechanical, Data Center Equipment to lead procurement for critical data center hardware. You’ll collaborate with Engineering and Global Supply Chain to optimize total cost of ownership across a growing infrastructure fleet.

The role emphasizes strategic sourcing, supplier development, and cross-functional negotiations to ensure timely delivery and scalable execution.

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.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute commodity strategies through close collaboration with Google engineering and commodity teams.
• Conduct detailed agreement negotiations including comprehensive contractual agreements and ensure capacity planning and supply-chain strategies are implemented to meet on time delivery.
• Drive RFP/RFI/RFQ processes and lead cross-functional teams with the supplier selection process.
• Serve as internal point-of-contact for remediation and quality improvement programs, and define multi-year R&D efforts, implement supply chain and supplier base improvements.
• Implement supply chain improvements, drive supplier metrics and regular business reviews.

Skills

Procurement & supply chain management

Data center equipment knowledge

Contract negotiations

Supplier development

Stakeholder relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical/engineering field or equivalent

Master's degree or MBA (preferred)

Job description

Google LLC in Dublin, Ireland is seeking a Global Category Manager, Mechanical, Data Center Equipment to lead procurement for critical data center hardware. You’ll collaborate with Engineering and Global Supply Chain to optimize total cost of ownership across a growing infrastructure fleet.

The role emphasizes strategic sourcing, supplier development, and cross-functional negotiations to ensure timely delivery and scalable execution.