QualificationsSupply chainProduction planningERP systemsOracleProgram managementBachelor’s degreeMaster’s degree
Preferred qualifications:
Master’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
Supply chain experience.
Experience working with cross-functional engineering teams.
Demonstrated ability to operate software applications including ERP (enterprise resource planning) and/or Oracle 11i experience.
Detail-oriented, proactive problem-solver with the ability to meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
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.
Our goal is to build a Google that looks like the world around us — and we want Googlers to stay and grow when they join us. As part of our efforts to build a Google for everyone, we build diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and we aim to cultivate a sense of belonging throughout the company.
In this role, you will be in charge of all aspects of material readiness in New Product Introduction (NPI), and sustaining hardware products at Google. As a Materials Program Manager, you work at all levels of Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Product leadership internally and externally starting with product inception to volume ramp, to bring innovative products into the market efficiently and effectively.
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
Manage clear to build and critical material issues and provide guidance to Contract Manufacturers (CM) to ensure efficient communications with cross-functional teams and management.
Ensure CM material planning, procurement, production scheduling, and input into capacity plans to meet forecast with optimization based on Clear to Build (CTB)/capacity constraints and Google priorities by products.
Drive CM Inventory management, material planning, and procurement processing to meet targeted service level and turns across contract manufacturers.
Establish CM Performance management process/metrics for Material Planning activities and provide weekly Exec Summary (e.g. commit attainment, shortage mitigation and resolution, etc.).
Gather materials delivery performance scorecard metrics from the internal Materials Management team and provide input to the larger CM performance reviews/Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR).
Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.