Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience in program or project management.
- 2 years of experience working in electronics/computer consumer hardware.
- 2 years of experience in supply chain management, materials program management, and procurement.
- 6 years of experience in supply chain management in the consumer electronic industry.
- 2 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
- Knowledge of purchasing processes development, E&O management, NPI early engagement, and supply chain risk mitigation.
- Ability to work through ambiguity.
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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.
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.
Responsibilities
- Drive material and supply chain readiness for all New Product Introduction (NPI) builds from concept phase to production handoff, partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure a successful handoff.
- Identify, communicate, and manage supply chain risks and mitigation plans to ensure materials readiness for NPI builds as well as supply continuity into production.
- Be the primary materials liaison with ODM, CM and Suppliers, manage spend against project budgets, and manage large production risk buys and strategic buffers.
- Develop and document the global supply chain map for each product including suppliers, procurement model, lead time, shipment logistics, assembly, test, and fulfillment model and spares strategies.
- Update project schedules, communicate status, risks and influence change, and represent the NPI Supply Chain organization in internal program meetings, driving initiatives and process improvements to help the team grow in scalability.