Program Manager III, Mechanical Spares Sourcing, Google Cloud

Google Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off 20 days per year

Sick time 40 hours/year

Maternity leave 28-30 weeks

Baby bonding leave 18 weeks

Holidays 13 paid days per year

Job summary

Google Cloud seeks a Program Manager III, Mechanical Spares Sourcing, to lead end-to-end sourcing strategies for mechanical spares across Google data centers. You will coordinate with suppliers and internal teams to ensure availability and alignment with engineering requirements.

You will drive contracts, pricing, and fulfillment, manage supplier relationships, and optimize procurement processes in a fast-paced, global environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program or project management.
• Experience in sourcing, including commercial negotiations and supplier management.
• Experience working with electrical and mechanical commodities in the data center industry.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement end-to-end sourcing strategies for mechanical commodities.
• negotiates and manages master supply agreements, contracts, and pricing.
• Drive supplier relationship management through regular reviews with key partners.
• Manage lifecycle of products and components with suppliers on changes and end-of-life transitions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align sourcing with technical requirements.

Skills

Program management

Sourcing

Supplier management

Electrical & mechanical commodities

Data center industry experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Program Manager III, Mechanical Spares Sourcing, Google Cloud

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Google Kirkland, WA, USA ; Atlanta, GA, USA ; +2 more ; +1 more

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

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

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

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program or project management.
• Experience in sourcing, including commercial negotiations and supplier management.
• Experience working with electrical and mechanical commodities in the data center industry.

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience working with sourcing from manufacturers for industrial scale infrastructure products engaging on pricing, agreements, and PO fulfillment.
• Able to excel in a highly ambiguous/unstructured environment.
• Able to take existing systems and process and drive/suggest optimizations.
• Able to take on complex and undefined asks and create strategies that can then be scaled and executed to drive results.
• Employ critical thinking, exercise sound judgement and strong problem solving skills.

About the job

A problem isn’t truly solved until it’s solved for all. That’s why Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. As a Program Manager at Google, you’ll lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish — working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres. It's your job to coordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines.

At Google, we own and operate the most advanced fleet of data centers and core technical infrastructure to power services and features used by billions of people around the world. Data Centers Central Operations is responsible for keeping these sites operating efficiently and safely. Within the Data Centers Central Operations function, this role is part of the Spares Supply Chain team and will be accountable for the sourcing, planning, positioning, and delivery of critical spares assuring that data centers have their spare parts available to them when they need them. This role and peer roles on this team are critical to keeping our data centers running worldwide.

As a Spares Program Manager, you are responsible for ensuring supply chain spares readiness for our Data Centers, with specific attention to: supplier engagement, sourcing, and procurement operations. This includes managing supply chain risks, engaging suppliers on pricing and prioritization, building and executing on supply chain strategies, developing and executing on contracts and engaging cross-functionally to establish processes in a dynamic space.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting‑edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $159000 - $230000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

• Create and successfully implement new processes centered around sourcing, procurement, PO fulfillment, and supplier engagement all with a spares lens.
• Develop and execute end-to-end sourcing strategies for mechanical (and integrated products) commodities that align with the organization's technical requirements and business objectives partnering with upstream and downstream streams to integrate spares needs and solicit support/escalation.
• Negotiate and manage master supply agreements, statements of work, and other critical commercial contracts to secure supply and manage cost and govern them throughout execution in meeting spares needs/requirements.
• Drive supplier relationship management by conducting regular operational and business reviews with key partners to monitor performance, address issues, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Manage the life cycle of products and components, working with suppliers to navigate changes, updates, and end-of-life transitions.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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