Global Commodity Manager, Optics, GS30

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 231,000; Full time

Job summary

Google in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Global Commodity Manager for optics to optimize total cost of ownership across our infrastructure. You will drive supplier relationships, negotiate agreements, and guide cross-functional teams from design through deployment to ensure supply and cost efficiency.

The role requires deep experience in optical transceivers or transmission categories, including data center relevance, and a track record of strategic planning and 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 commodity management or sourcing within the optical transceivers or transmission category, including agreement negotiation and supplier development.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects and suppliers, negotiating contracts and master supply agreements to secure favorable pricing and terms.
• Lead cross-functional teams through supplier selection for new platforms and drive strategies balancing innovation, time-to-market, cost, quality, and delivery.
• Oversee operational aspects of the supply chain, including schedules, capacity, and risk communication to management.

Skills

Procurement & SCM

Commodity management

Negotiation & supplier development

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical/engineering field

Tools

Spreadsheet software

SQL

Scripting

Job description

Global Commodity Manager, Optics, GS30

Sunnyvale, CA, USA

Mid

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

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 commodity management or sourcing within the optical transceivers or transmission category, including agreement negotiation and supplier development.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in a technical or engineering field or MBA.
• 7 years of experience in optics manufacturing and optical supply chain processes, and strategic business planning and execution.
• Experience with data center, networking and optics commodities.
• Experience with spreadsheet software, SQL, and scripting.
• Experience with new and evolving optics technologies in the data center space.
• Experience with optical transceiver manufacturing processes.

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.

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.

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

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple projects and suppliers, negotiating a variety of contracts and agreements, from statements of work to master supply agreements, to secure favorable pricing and terms and ensure supply assurance at scale.
• Lead cross-functional teams through the supplier selection process for new platforms and partner with key stakeholders to develop and execute strategies that balance innovation, time-to-market, cost, quality, and delivery.
• Oversee the operational aspects of the supply chain, including managing schedules, capacity, and supply chain flexibility. Communicate status and risks to management, ensuring continuous improvement.
• Mitigate supply chain risks and measure partner performance through regular business reviews to ensure quality and continuous improvement.
• Maintain a high level of industry expertise, keeping current on supplier and market conditions to inform sourcing strategies and negotiations.

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