Global Data Center Sourcing & Strategy Lead

Google; New York (NY); On-site; USD 132,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Category Manager to define and execute Google's strategic sourcing for new data center infrastructure equipment and supplier management, balancing tactical with strategic responsibilities and leveraging extensive infrastructure knowledge.

You will work with cross-functional teams across engineering, quality, operations, and finance to deliver cost, lead time, and capacity objectives while driving supplier performance and continuous improvement.

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.

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.

Skills

Negotiation

Data center infra knowledge

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical or engineering field

Equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google is seeking a Category Manager to define and execute Google's strategic sourcing for new data center infrastructure equipment and supplier management, balancing tactical with strategic responsibilities and leveraging extensive infrastructure knowledge.

You will work with cross-functional teams across engineering, quality, operations, and finance to deliver cost, lead time, and capacity objectives while driving supplier performance and continuous improvement.