Senior Spares Sourcing Program Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus target

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google seeks a Spares Program Manager to lead sourcing, procurement and supplier engagement for data center spares. You’ll coordinate across engineering, purchasing and operations to ensure availability of critical parts and manage supplier relationships across global sites.

You will develop end-to-end sourcing strategies, negotiate master agreements, and drive cost optimization while navigating a dynamic, multi-office 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.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Sourcing

Program management

Supplier management

Cross-functional leadership

Data center experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Google seeks a Spares Program Manager to lead sourcing, procurement and supplier engagement for data center spares. You’ll coordinate across engineering, purchasing and operations to ensure availability of critical parts and manage supplier relationships across global sites.

You will develop end-to-end sourcing strategies, negotiate master agreements, and drive cost optimization while navigating a dynamic, multi-office environment.