Program Manager, Supply and Material Planning

Minimum qualifications: • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. • 2 years of experience in supply chain, materials NPI and inventory management. • Experience in forecasting, planning, supply chain, materials management and implementing process improvements. • Experience interacting with technical and non-technical groups, across all organizational levels. • Experience in automation and process improvements. Preferred qualifications: • 5 years of experience in supply chain, materials NPI and inventory management. • Experience with Google Sheets, SQL and scripting. • Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across multiple levels of the organization. • Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills. 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. As a Supply and Material Planning Program Manager, you will be responsible for material supply planning, procurement and inventory management of the critical data center products and drive planning decisions to enable customers meeting their objectives while balancing inventory and Excess and Obsolete (E&O). You will work with NPI, Demand Planning, Purchasing, Engineering, Fulfillment and Contract Manufacturing (CM) to develop and oversee the execution of the material plans through the product life-cycle. You will use the problem-solving skills to establish and drive metrics, drive process and system improvements to accomplish goals and directly support the growing infrastructure at the global data centers. 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 • Develop and implement a supply plan that positions materials to meet varied demand scenarios, from New Product Introduction to sustaining phases, while aligning with the business's objectives. • Develop and justify inventory buffer strategies that improve cost and flexibility. • Partner with cross-functional teams to procure materials and ensure availability to fulfill customer needs. • Drive cross-functional projects to implement new capabilities and improve existing ones across the organization.