Supply Chain Manager, DC Equipment Supply Chain, Switchgear

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

13 paid holidays

Job summary

Google is seeking a Supply Chain Program Manager to lead end-to-end readiness for data center equipment, optimizing lead times and material flow across a global network. You will coordinate with suppliers, manage production schedules, and drive cross-functional improvements in collaboration with Engineering and Planning teams.

The role emphasizes risk management, multi-sourcing, and readiness from product inception through mass deployment across global data centers, with a focus on scalable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in supply chain management, procurement, or operations in manufacturing or technology.
• 3 years of supply chain experience in asset management, manufacturing, procurement, commodity management, or supplier management.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end supply chain readiness and inventory strategies for data center equipment.
• Design scalable frameworks to optimize capacity and reduce lead times.
• Coordinate with suppliers on production schedules and material commitments for on-time delivery.
• Identify supply chain risks and communicate mitigation strategies with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Planning and Category Managers to drive process improvements.

Skills

Supply chain management

Procurement

Operations

Data center knowledge

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Project management tools

Job description

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

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

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in supply chain management, procurement, or operations roles within a manufacturing or technology environment.
• 3 years of supply chain experience, asset management, manufacturing, procurement, commodity management, or supplier management.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in data center, construction, hyperscale Cloud infrastructure, or large-scale capital equipment supply chains.
• Experience in negotiating early funding and managing capacity across multiple, global suppliers.
• Experience delivering complex products and managing large projects.
• Knowledge of project management methodologies.
• Ability to customize communications based on the audience, interacting effectively with technical, non-technical, and executive groups.
• Ability to work in a highly ambiguous/unstructured environment, employing critical thinking and sound judgment.

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.
As a Supply Chain Program Manager, you are responsible for ensuring supply chain readiness for multiple programs with specific attention to: supply chain and lead time optimization, multi-sourcing and material & production readiness and ramp up and availability for data center equipment. This includes managing supply chain risks and clearly communicating goals to project stakeholders.
As a leader, you will be the primary liaison between Google and its suppliers, driving End-to-End (E2E) material, inventory, and production readiness from product inception through mass deployment. You will leverage your domain expertise in supply chain, manufacturing, and procurement to implement processes and systems that ensure the efficient, timely, and high-quality delivery of innovative products to our global data centers. This role requires a leader with the ability to create, educate, and promote Supply Chain principles and best practices with both internal partner organizations and external suppliers, ultimately enabling Google to meet its ambitious data center build-out goals.
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: $159000 - $230000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
Responsibilities
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• Drive end-to-end supply chain readiness, inventory strategies, and "clear-to-build" status to enable the global production ramp of data center equipment.
• Design and institutionalize scalable frameworks and processes to optimize capacity, reduce lead times, and manage material flow across the global network.
• Serve as the primary liaison for suppliers, managing production schedules, purchase orders, and strategic material commitments to ensure on-time project delivery.
• Identify supply chain risks and execute mitigation strategies while maintaining comprehensive documentation of global supply maps, procurement models, and logistics.
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Planning, and Category Managers to drive continuous process improvements, system optimizations, and represent the supply chain organization in program updates.

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 .