Senior Global Commodity Manager, Optics
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field or equivalent practical experience.
- 7 years of experience in procurement and supply chain management.
- Experience in optics category or commodity management, contract negotiation and supplier development.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree in a technical or engineering field or MBA.
- Experience managing optical transceivers or transmission categories within a high-growth technology environment.
- Experience managing large-scale manufacturing partners and suppliers specifically within the Southeast Asian market.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams to resolve complex tactical issues while maintaining long-term strategic alignment.
- Ability to leverage dynamic forecasts for capacity planning and cost-reduction initiatives.
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.
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 multiple projects and suppliers, negotiating a variety of agreements, from statements of work to master supply agreements, to secure favorable pricing and terms.
- Oversee the operational aspects of the supply chain, including managing schedules, capacity, and supply chain flexibility. Communicate status and risks to management, ensuring continuous improvement.
- Mitigate supply chain risks and measure partner performance through regular business reviews to ensure quality and continuous improvement.
- Maintain a high level of industry expertise, keeping current on supplier and market conditions to inform sourcing strategies and negotiations.
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