Spare Parts Program Manager - Data Center Ops

Google; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Sick time

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

Holidays

Job summary

Google is seeking a Program Manager to lead complex, multi-disciplinary spares initiatives for our data centers. You will plan requirements, manage schedules, identify risks, and coordinate with stakeholders across offices and time zones.

You’ll drive sourcing, provisioning, and replenishment workflows, partnering with hardware, design, and NPI teams to translate signals into actionable spare strategies. This role supports Google Cloud’s mission and global infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in program or project management.
• Experience in spares planning.
• Experience in supply/demand planning within a data center or manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Create & enforce structured governance processes with upstream NPI & sourcing partners to establish clear spares requirements during onboarding a new product or supplier.
• Apply systems thinking to analyze the end-to-end spares pipeline and identify gaps, friction, or signal handoff failures and build scalable processes.
• Leverage cross-functional relationships to influence upstream stakeholders and onboard NPI products and spares requirements into planning, sourcing, and replenishment workflows.
• Anticipate supply chain risks, component constraints, and design accelerations, and collaborate to execute mitigation strategies for inventory positioning.
• Partner with teams to ensure correct spare parts are in place at current and future data centre sites.

Skills

Program management

Spare parts planning

Supply chain planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

PLM systems

Job description

Google is seeking a Program Manager to lead complex, multi-disciplinary spares initiatives for our data centers. You will plan requirements, manage schedules, identify risks, and coordinate with stakeholders across offices and time zones.

You’ll drive sourcing, provisioning, and replenishment workflows, partnering with hardware, design, and NPI teams to translate signals into actionable spare strategies. This role supports Google Cloud’s mission and global infrastructure.