Senior Manager, Technical Infrastructure - Google

Minimum qualifications: + Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or equivalent practical experience. + 12 years of experience in technical sourcing and supply chain management. + Experience in negotiating agreements for technology and supplier performance management. Preferred qualifications: + Experience working with general contractors, integrators, and suppliers in a large infrastructure environment. + Experience with large-scale industrial engineering and construction programs, preferably data centers. + Experience managing data center electrical infrastructure. + Excellent leadership and influencing skills. Commodity 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 Commodity 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. The Equipment Supply Chain (ESC) Organization is responsible for planning, category management, strategy, sourcing, procurement, and supplier management functions for technical data center infrastructure such as electrical, mechanical cooling, and modular equipment. ESC partners closely with Data Center Engineering and Construction teams to make sure Google has the supplies and equipment to put into production the innovative products coming from our Engineering teams. As a Executive Manager, you will lead a team of Technology Sourcing Managers to define and execute Google's strategic sourcing of data center infrastructure equipment and supplier management for our data centers. Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $198,000-$282,000 + 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 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 (https://careers.google.com/benefits/) . + Grow and develop a team of Technology Sourcing Managers to deliver sourcing and supply chain objectives for the electrical infrastructure space. + Set quarterly and annual objectives and priorities for the team along with resource planning. + Develop and execute category strategies to achieve total cost of ownership, lead time, capacity, innovation, and quality objectives for the products managed through close collaboration with Google cross-functional teams (e.g., engineering, quality, operations, finance, etc.). + Conduct complex strategic technology negotiations including comprehensive contractual agreements to deliver cost, lead time, and capacity objectives for the organization. + Implement supply chain and process improvements through supplier performance metrics, scorecards, business continuity plans and regular business reviews. 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 https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.