Global Commodity Manager, Rack Power, Infrastructure Supply Chain and Manufacturing Operations

Google; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Sick time

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

Google's AI and Infrastructure team seeks a Commodity Manager in the United States to optimize total cost of ownership for our global data center infrastructure. You will manage multiple suppliers for rack power devices, negotiate agreements, and align supplier roadmaps with engineering needs to support scalable, reliable hardware.

You'll partner with cross‑functional teams to balance cost, time‑to‑market, and quality, drive supplier development, and monitor performance with leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in procurement and supply chain management.
• Experience in commodity management or sourcing with data center rack power conversion or power back-up solutions, including agreement negotiations, pricing negotiations, assurance of supply, capacity planning and supplier development.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple suppliers and programs for rack power devices (PSUs, PDUs, power shelves), negotiating agreements to secure competitive pricing, favorable terms, and scalable supply.
• Support sourcing strategy development, partnering early with engineering to align supplier technology roadmaps with infrastructure needs.
• Guide cross-functional teams through supplier selection for new platforms, balancing innovation, time-to-market, cost, quality, and delivery.
• Oversee operational execution including schedules, capacity planning, and supply flexibility while communicating performance metrics and risks to leadership.
• Mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities and drive continuous improvement via regular business reviews, applying deep market and industry intelligence to sourcing decisions.

Skills

Procurement

Sourcing

Negotiation

Vendor management

Strategic sourcing

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

Master's degree (MBA/TECH)

Tools

Power hardware knowledge (PDUs/PSUs)

Data center components

Job description

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in procurement and supply chain management.
• Experience in commodity management or sourcing with data center rack power conversion or power back-up solutions, including agreement negotiations, pricing negotiations, assurance of supply, capacity planning and supplier development.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in a technical or engineering field or MBA.
• Experience with rack power conversion or power back-up manufacturing processes.
• Experience with new and evolving power technologies in the data center space.
• Experience with data center and rack power conversion commodities: Power Distribution Units (PDUs), Rectifiers/Power Supply Units (PSUs), and power shelves.

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 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.

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

Responsibilities

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• Manage multiple suppliers and programs for rack power devices (PSUs, PDUs, power shelves), negotiating agreements to secure competitive pricing, favorable terms, and scalable supply.
• Support sourcing strategy development, partnering early with engineering to align supplier technology roadmaps with infrastructure needs.
• Guide cross-functional teams through supplier selection for new platforms, balancing innovation, time-to-market, cost, quality, and delivery.
• Oversee operational execution including schedules, capacity planning, and supply flexibility while communicating performance metrics and risks to leadership.
• Mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities and drive continuous improvement via regular business reviews, applying deep market and industry intelligence to sourcing decisions.

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 .