Vendor Operations Manager

Google Inc.; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 105,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Boulder, CO, USA is seeking a Mid-level Vendor Manager to lead a global network of suppliers and drive scalable operations across cross-functional teams. You will use project and vendor management skills to improve workflows and support growing product services in gUP.

The role emphasizes optimizing vendor performance, forecasting, capacity planning, and governance, with a focus on continuous improvement and collaboration with X-functional and COE teams worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in operations or business management, and vendor management.
• 5 years of experience using analytics or applying project management tools to address business issues.

Responsibilities

• Manage a global vendor network to support scaling across cross-functional teams.
• Recommend solutions to improve workflows and prepare for scaling.
• Manage a portfolio of vendor workflows to support process excellence and continuous improvements.
• Contribute to long-term operational strategy and support model.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to review volume changes, forecasting and capacity planning and drive action plans.

Skills

Vendor management

Operations management

Analytical thinking

Communication

Generative AI familiarity

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Tools

Project management tools

Analytics software

Vendor management platforms

Job description

Google Boulder, CO, USA

Mid

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

X The application window will be open until at least August 31, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in operations or business management, and vendor management.
• 5 years of experience using analytics or applying project management tools to address business issues.

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of relevant work experience, with experience in operations/business management and vendor management.
• Familiarity with Generative AI applications, Large Language Models (LLMs), and Machine Learning concepts.
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence people to contribute to continuous improvement of operations.
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking and analytical skills and experience in applying project management tools.

About the job

As part the Vendor Manager for the gUP Operations team, you will manage a team of vendors (suppliers) based across the globe that support scaling efforts with a variety of cross-functional teams for a host of exciting new products/service offerings from Google. You will use project and vendor management skills to recommend solutions that will help improve evolving workflows and prepare them for scaling. You will be expected to manage a portfolio of vendor workflows that support process excellence, contribute to the long-term operational strategy and support model, and continuous improvements of business processes.

In gTech Users and Products (gUP), our mission is to advocate for Google’s users by creating helpful and trusted experiences across the product ecosystem. We achieve this by meeting partners and consumers where they are with support and help, representing their needs with our product partners and proposing fixes and features that elevate their engagement with Google's diverse product ecosystem. Additionally we provide a range of product services that ensure our products are optimized for every user, no matter where they are in the world (e.g., localization, digitization, partner integration and more).

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $105000 - $151000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

• Manage financials/ metrics and workflow allocation for global projects on vendor operations cutting across multiple geographies, suppliers and platforms.Review vendor data, identify process improvement opportunities and drive improvement of vendor performance (SLA compliance, MBRs, QBRs).
• Driving large scale complex projects spanning across multiple sites and suppliers. Manage the project execution, identify project stakeholders, and manage their expectations
• Be a liaison for multiple vendor groups, be able to identify the process opportunities and work with teams to help streamline operations, drive operational excellence, remove redundancies in the process, handoffs, etc.
• Work closely with X-functional team, COE team, Vendor Partners and other business teams to review the volume changes, forecasting and capacity planning and help teams prepare accordingly
• Setup and drive monthly governance forums on what is working well, what needs improvement and proposed action plan.

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