Program Manager II, Regional Demand Planning, Consumer Hardware - Google

Mountain View, CA

About the Job

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
2 years of experience in program or project management.
2 years of experience with manufacturing, supply chain management, or fulfillment planning and execution in a new product introduction (NPI) role.
Experience managing Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment processes with retailers (i.e. managing sell-in, sell-through, and sell-out demand forecasting and inventory allocation throughout product life cycle).
Ability to communicate in Spanish fluently to support client relationship management in this region.

Preferred qualifications:

2 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
Experience in planning, demand forecasting and inventory optimization (setting goals, defining target inventory).
Experience with SQL for data mining.

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.Our goal is to build a Google that looks like the world around us — and we want Googlers to stay and grow when they join us. As part of our efforts to build a Google for everyone, we build diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and we aim to cultivate a sense of belonging throughout the company.

On the demand and fulfillment planning side, we engage and collaborate (CPFR) with key reseller partners to optimize fulfillment and the customer experience. We also influence upstream production and allocation planning. The team also leads regional sales and operations planning (S&OP), and establishes and attain our business growth targets.

On the project management side, we plan, scope and usher projects through the entire life cycle. We also provide updates on schedules, risks and progress to project stakeholders.

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people's lives better through technology.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $117,000-$172,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

Lead weekly Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment discussions and monthly/quarterly joint strategic planning discussions with key reselling customers to drive forecast accuracy and act as central point of contact for all supply chain operations and chair joint performance reviews.
Support internal consensus forecasting process with sales, sales planning and central supply demand management teams.
Maintain optimal levels of channel inventory to balance availability through the product’s life cycle and lead supply allocation exercises and oversee order fulfillment.
Support definition/blueprinting and implementation of new planning systems and processes and drive continuous improvement initiatives in regional supply chain operations.

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.

Source : Google