Global Category Manager

Socket.dev; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Bonus target

Job summary

Google is seeking a Category Manager to define and execute strategic sourcing for data center infrastructure equipment and supplier management. You will balance tactical execution with long-term strategy, collaborating with engineering, quality, operations and finance to deliver reliable, cost-effective infrastructure.

The role demands strong negotiation, supplier relationship skills and program management fluency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in technical field or equivalent experience.
• At least 4 years negotiating agreements for manufacturing, infrastructure, or tech products.
• At least 4 years of experience with New Product Introduction with engineering teams.
• Preferred: 7+ years managing data center infrastructure.
• Preferred: experience in industrial engineering.
• Preferred: Manufacturing/Quality/Project Management or Engineering experience.
• Strong investigative and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver sourcing and supplier management for data center infrastructure products.
• Develop category strategies to optimize total cost of ownership, lead time, capacity and quality.
• Lead complex technology negotiations including contractual agreements to meet cost and capacity objectives.
• Implement supply chain improvements using supplier performance metrics and regular business reviews.

Skills

Negotiation

New Product Introduction

Data center infrastructure

Industrial engineering

Manufacturing/QA/PM

Investigative skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field or equivalent practical experience
• 4 years of experience negotiating agreements for manufacturing, infrastructure or for technology product.
• 4 years of experience with New Product Introduction with engineering teams.

Preferred qualifications:

• 7 years of direct experience managing data center infrastructure.
• Demonstrated experience with industrial engineering, preferably data centers or technical infrastructure.
• Manufacturing/Quality/Project Management or Engineering experience.
• Excellent investigative skills.

About the job:

As a Category Manager at Google, you will be responsible to define and execute Google’s strategic sourcing for new data center infrastructure equipment and supplier management. You are an innovative and accomplished expert with extensive knowledge of infrastructure technology management, strategy development, sourcing and supplier/integrator relationship, performance and cost management. You will have a balance of both tactical and strategic experience and will have technical knowledge, business and commercial acumen, program management fluency, and possess strong communication, negotiation, teamwork, conflict resolution and relationship management skills.

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 force 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: $132000 - $189000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver sourcing and supply chain objectives for Products in the Data Center Infrastructure space.
• Develop and execute category strategies to achieve total cost of ownership, lead time, capacity, innovation and quality objectives for the products managed through close collaboration with Google cross‑functional teams (engineering, quality, operations, finance, etc.).
• Conduct complex strategic technology negotiations including comprehensive contractual agreements to deliver cost, lead time and capacity objectives for the organization.
• Implement supply chain, inventory and process improvements through supplier performance metrics, scorecards, business continuity plans and regular business reviews.