Experience in leading cross-functional process improvements, and collaborate and influence across multiple-levels of an organization.

Ability to shift between detailed analysis and big picture thinking, and customizing communications based on the audience.

Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

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 will 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.

As a Supply Chain Program Manager, you work with cross-functional teams starting with product inception to volume ramp, to bring innovative products into the global data centers efficiently. You will have expertise in material readiness, clear to build, supplier and contract manufacturer management, procurement, manufacturing, and are well versed in other aspects of operations and engineering that impact supply chain strategies and execution. You will be responsible for developing and executing materials plans to enable prototype builds and production ramp plans to be deployed to our global data centers. Product types include Networking, Infrastructure, and Server and Storage.

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.

Responsibilities

• Drive material and supply chain readiness for all New Product Introduction (NPI) from concept phase to production handoff, partner with cross-functional teams to ensure success.
  
• Identify and communicate supply chain risks and mitigation plans to ensure materials readiness for NPI builds as well as enabling long term supply continuity into production.
  
• Act as the primary materials liaison with Original Design Manufacturer (ODM)/Contract Manufacturer (CM)/Suppliers, manage spend against project budgets, and drive large production risk buys.
  
• Develop and document global supply chain map for each product, including suppliers, procurement model, lead time, shipment logistics, assembly/test/fulfillment model, and spares strategies.
  
• Update project schedules, communicate status, risks and influence change, represent the new product Introduction Supply Chain organization in internal program meetings, drive initiatives and process improvements to help the team grow.