Google Looking For Global Supply Chain Manager, Camera, Devices and Services at Mountain View, CA Full Time

Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

5 years of experience in commodity management, sourcing, or supply chain management

Experience managing contract manufacturers and electromechanical modules

Preferred qualifications:
Master’s degree or MBA

Experience managing contract manufacturers/electromechanical module suppliers, including camera module suppliers

Experience in sourcing and procurement for camera or camera components

Ability to travel up to 35% of the time

Outstanding project management skills

Excellent communication, sourcing, and collaboration skills

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.

In this role, you will be responsible for interfacing with internal Engineering and Product teams as well as our external suppliers to develop finished modules and components. You’ll design, develop cost, and deliver camera modules and components at a consumer electronic scale. You will serve as the primary contact for internal teams and external partners/suppliers for sourcing and procurement. You’ll build consensus with stakeholders and will be the main contact for supplier management. Additionally, you will lead and support the development, implementation, and management of global strategies to provide Google’s Devices and Services area with optimal pricing, flexibility, quality, and supply assurance. Working with Product Management, Hardware and Software Engineering, Industrial Design, Quality Engineering, and Operations teams, you will be the commercial owner with a focus on agreements and pricing, and on maintaining long-term strategic supplier relationships.

Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user’s interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people’s lives better through technology.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute strategies for Devices and Services. Identify and implement opportunities for cost savings and cost avoidance, including optimizing the supply base.

Develop an understanding of cost technologies, processes, and products to guide and influence product development decisions. Create cost models for modules, components, and processes.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities and risks related to product design and business plans.

Address all areas of global sourcing and supply chain management, including commodity business plans, supplier performance management, global market, building a supply base that’s the right fit, pricing analysis, and agreements and procurement support.

Develop global sourcing strategies with defined plans for cost savings, risk assessment and mitigation, and supply planning agreements.

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