Program Manager III, Supply Chain Planning, Google Data Centers

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 5 years of experience in program or project management.
• Experience with supply chain management.
• Experience with demand planning.

Preferred qualifications:

• 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience in supply chain management, procurement, or operations roles within a high-volume, complex manufacturing or technology environment.
• Experience across all phases of a product lifecycle from prototype to mass production to end-of-life.
• Proven domain expertise in material readiness, production control, and supplier performance management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage Bills of Materials (BOMs) and complex production schedules.

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.

The Equipment Supply Chain (ESC) organization is focused on Data Center Infrastructure and is responsible for planning, sourcing, supply chain, procurement and supplier management functions for data center power and cooling equipment.

ESC partners with Data Center Engineering and Construction Teams to ensure Google has the necessary supplies and equipment.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

Responsibilities

• Drive E2E material and supply chain readiness for a specific product area, ensuring a clear-to-build status for data center equipment.
• Create, successfully manage, and institutionalize new processes and frameworks around material, supply chain, inventory, and production management; lead initiatives to oversee and reduce lead times and increase capacity across the global supply chain.
• Serve as the supply chain liaison with suppliers, managing production schedules and commitments against project delivery requirements, oversee supplier commitments and Purchase Order (PO) management, and manage strategic material commitments, including large production risk buys and strategic inventory buffers.
• Identify and clearly communicate supply chain risks, developing and executing robust mitigation plans to ensure supply continuity into production.
• Represent the equipment supply chain organization in internal program meetings, providing clear updates on project schedules, status, and risks.