Senior Manager, Operations and Supply Chain

Google; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 211,000 - 293,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Logistics and Operations leader to head a team of logistics professionals responsible for operational execution within warehouse and data center environments. You will collaborate with Server Operations, 3PL partners, and internal teams managing forecasting, materials, systems, and transportation to deliver secure, efficient, and scalable supply chains.

This role emphasizes SQCDP—Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain operations, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 13 years of experience in supply chain, operations, or related fields driving transformations, cost reduction, inventory optimization, and working capital improvements.
• 10 years of experience managing and developing managers.
• Experience managing end-to-end supply chain activities in manufacturing, 3PLs, omnichannel, regulated industries like pharma/biotech.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and measure KPIs related to SLO achievement, safety adherence, and project/program delivery.
• Design and implement a comprehensive forward/reverse logistics strategy that aligns with the organization's long‑term goals.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings, MTTR reduction, and capacity optimization through innovative logistics solutions.
• Evaluate the current organizational effectiveness of the Logistics team and identify areas for improvement.
• Build and implement a talent development program to enhance the skills and capabilities of team members.

Skills

Leadership experience

Supply chain operations

3PL management

Warehouse/fulfillment

MRP/WMS/TMS systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Master's degree / MBA (preferred)

Tools

TPS / Lean tools

AI analytics

Shop floor automation

Job description

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Dallas, TX, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Council Bluffs, IA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain operations, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 13 years of experience in supply chain, operations, or related fields (including third-party logistics (3PL) supplier management, warehouse/fulfillment, automation, and MRP/WMS/TMS systems) driving transformations, cost reduction, inventory optimization, and working capital improvements.
• 10 years of experience managing and developing managers.
• Experience managing end-to-end supply chain activities (planning, procurement, production, inventory, logistics, distribution) in environments such as manufacturing, 3PLs, omnichannel, regulated industries like pharma/biotech.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree, MBA, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience leading Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), Integrated Business Planning (IBP), or Demand and Operations Planning (D&OP) management.
• Experience with or active as a Toyota Production System (TPS) practitioner, lean leader, 5S or Gemba advocate, as well as digital tools, AI, advanced analytics and shop floor automation.
• Experience scaling operations and managing third-party logistics (3PL) labor across multiple sites.
• Proven track record in removing waste from and improving the velocity of material, information and people flow, as well as Safety and Compliance.

About The Job

Product and Business Strategy Leaders bring together teams across Google’s functions to help products execute optimally. Our team pushes Google to scale at key points that refine our products and infrastructure by executing efficiently, bringing solid business sense and sound judgment, and working effectively across organizational lines. Our roles often include components of strategy (e.g. analyzing and understanding new trends in the industry, building business plans), operations (e.g. running the cadence of organizations, connecting the operating lines between our functions), and communications. Our team partners with senior leadership to run important functions that cross-cut our existing organizations and deliver high impact projects. We help Engineers, PMs, UX, and all of our other functions to build amazing products that delight our users, and then get those products into their hands. In this role, you will lead a team of logistics professionals responsible for operational execution within warehouse and data center environments. Your role requires extensive cross-functional collaboration with key stakeholders, including Server Operations (the primary internal customer), third-party logistics (3PL) partners, and internal teams managing forecasting, materials, systems, and transportation. Your role requires material flow and sequencing knowledge, attention to safety, quality, delivery, cost and people (SQCDP). You will be responsible for delivering regular weekly and monthly updates, conducting formal presentations, and facilitating reviews with executive leadership to report on progress toward strategic objectives and outline corrective actions when necessary. 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 force behind Google’s groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting‑edge 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: $211000 - $293000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

• Monitor and measure key performance indicators (KPIs) related to Service Level Objective (SLO) achievement, safety adherence, and project/program delivery.
• Design and implement a comprehensive forward/reverse logistics strategy that aligns with the organization's long‑term goals.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings, Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) reduction, and capacity optimization through innovative logistics solutions.
• Evaluate the current organizational effectiveness of the Logistic team and identify areas for improvement.
• Build and implement a talent development program to enhance the skills and capabilities of team members.

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 .