Global Supply Chain Managers work with Engineering teams to make sure Google has the supplies and equipment to put into production the innovative products coming from our Engineering teams. As a Global Supply Chain Manager, you use your wide industry knowledge and strategic supplier relationships to optimize our total cost of ownership for our global -- and growing -- infrastructure. The scale at which Google operates means that savings on just one piece of hardware can have a huge impact on Google's bottom line.

As a Global Supply Chain Manager, you'll work on the supply chain for consumer devices. You'll execute the team's material acquisition strategy and work closely with Engineering teams to ensure material and part availability.

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Hardware team researches, designs, and develops new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, more powerful, and seamless. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, our Hardware team is making people's lives better through technology.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute global supply chain strategies.
• Drive suppliers to ensure material availability and readiness for the development builds and mass production.
• Serve as the escalation point for all supplier-related issues in mass production.
• Understand component lead time and evaluate associated supply chain risks.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, related engineering fields or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience in the technology industry in procurement or supply chain management.

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in global supply chain management within consumer electronics. Knowledge of manufacturing and supply chain processes.
• Experience with cable or connector commodities.
• Experience in working cross-functionally with engineering and product teams and partnering with suppliers.
• Proven track record in driving the overall ramp readiness with engineering, operations, and supplier teams.
• Excellent communication, sourcing, negotiation and collaboration skills.
• Ability to travel as required.