Senior Manager, Supply Chain, Data Center Equipment

Job description

Minimum qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. - 12 years of experience in sourcing, supply chain management, or operations within industrial or technology infrastructure. - 7 years of experience leading and developing teams. - Experience negotiating Capital Expenditure (CapEx) agreements with global equipment manufacturers. Preferred qualifications: - MBA or Master's degree in a Technical or Engineering field. About the job: 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 the backbone of Google’s physical infrastructure. We are responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle—from initial archite...