Manufacturing Ramp Specialist, Sourcing Global Commodity Management

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. 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

• Manage programs and agreements to deliver business value and cost savings.
• Lead supplier manufacturing ramps, improving yields, cycle times, and quality for infrastructure components.
• Assess hardware requirements and lead sourcing for key assemblies aligned with product roadmaps.
• Partner with NPI teams to resolve supply shortages and lead responses to quality excursions with systemic solutions.
• Influence executive-level supplier strategy and establish portfolio reviews to align manufacturing performance with organizational Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field or equivalent practical experience.
• 12 years of experience in procurement and supply chain management.
• Experience in commodity management, contract negotiation and supplier development.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in a technical or a business related field.
• Experience managing supplier and sub-supplier manufacturing ramps, including yields, cycle times, and quality control.
• Experience with data center hardware architecture and a variety of component categories.
• Understanding of networking, storage, compute, and the integration of silicon into board and system-level architectures.
• Ability to influence executive-level stakeholders at suppliers (C-suite) and internal engineering leadership, with expert-level skills in navigating ambiguity to drive cross-functional programs across work groups.
• Ability to resolve supply shortages and manage quality excursions within high-growth environments, ensuring operational continuity and product integrity.