Senior Program Manager - Category Planning & S&OP

Google Inc.; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Program Manager III for Category Planning in Devices & Services. You will own the end-to-end demand-supply plan for a Pixel category, coordinating across global offices to drive the Plan of Record and lifecycle decisions.

You will lead cross-functional projects, apply advanced analytics, and craft executive-ready narratives to influence launch timing, inventory health, and gross margins.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program or project management.
• Experience with demand and supply planning enterprise systems (e.g., o9, Anaplan, SAP) and using analytics to drive timely decisions.
• Experience in supply planning, supply chain management, program management, or S&OP within consumer hardware, telecommunications or technology.

Responsibilities

• Lead the monthly S&OP cycle and end-to-end models for the category, presenting trade-offs and risk mitigation to executives.
• Partner with product and commercial teams to define launch strategies and influence the plan of record (POR).
• Collaborate with Sales, Supply Chain, Finance, and Go-To-Market teams to align plans, navigate constraints, and manage core metrics.
• Use advanced analytics to propose capacity investments and launch dates, turning ambiguous concepts into executive-ready data.
• Act as a power user and advocate for enterprise planning tools (o9, Anaplan, Tobu), driving improvements for forecast accuracy.

Skills

Program management

Demand planning

Supply chain management

S&OP

Cross-functional leadership

Data analytics

SQL

Python

Tableau

Executive storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

o9

Anaplan

SAP

Tobu

Job description

Google is seeking a Program Manager III for Category Planning in Devices & Services. You will own the end-to-end demand-supply plan for a Pixel category, coordinating across global offices to drive the Plan of Record and lifecycle decisions.

You will lead cross-functional projects, apply advanced analytics, and craft executive-ready narratives to influence launch timing, inventory health, and gross margins.