Global Commodity Manager, SSD/NAND

Google Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 236,000 - 329,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Senior Commodity Manager to oversee SSD/NAND procurement and supplier strategy for global infrastructure. You will work with Engineering to optimize total cost of ownership and maintain expert knowledge of NAND/SSD markets to drive savings.

Ideal candidates bring a technical engineering background with extensive procurement experience, strong cost modeling skills, and proven supplier-management capabilities in data center environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field or equivalent practical experience.
• 12 years of experience in procurement and supply chain management.
• Experience in NAND commodity management (NAND technologies, SSD) and supplier management.
• Experience in industry analysis, cost modeling, quotation analysis, roadmap development, and supplier selection.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to drive SSD/NAND technologies with NAND suppliers.
• Maintain industry and technology expertise as well as supplier and market conditions.
• Develop sourcing strategies for NAND/SSD and execute on them.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance, negotiate agreements, and implement supply chain improvements.
• Address material management, shortages, and CTB activities, escalating between internal teams and NAND suppliers.

Skills

NAND commodity management

supplier management

cost modeling

quotation analysis

industry analysis

roadmap development

procurement

supply chain management

Education

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

Job description

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• Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field or equivalent practical experience.
• 12 years of experience in procurement and supply chain management.
• Experience in NAND commodity management (NAND technologies, SSD) and supplier management.
• Experience in industry analysis, cost modeling, quotation analysis, roadmap development, and supplier selection.

Preferred qualifications:

• MBA or Master's degree in a technical or engineering field.
• Experience with data center SSD/NAND commodities.

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.

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: $236000 - $329000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

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• Lead cross-functional teams to drive Solid State Drives (SSD) or Not-AND (NAND) technologies at key NAND suppliers.
• Maintain a level of industry and technology expertise as well as supplier and market conditions.
• Develop sourcing strategies for NAND/SSD and execute on them.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance in technology alignment, cost, quality, and delivery, negotiate agreements, and implement supply chain improvements.
• Address material management, shortages, and Clear to Build (CTB) activities, acting as the escalation point between internal teams and NAND suppliers.

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