Google

Global Category Manager

Google$132K — $189K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field or equivalent practical experience
  • 4 years of experience negotiating agreements for manufacturing, infrastructure or technology products
  • 4 years of experience with New Product Introduction alongside engineering teams
  • 7 years of direct experience managing data center infrastructure (preferred)
  • Demonstrated experience with industrial engineering, particularly in data centers or technical infrastructure (preferred)
  • Manufacturing/Quality/Project Management or Engineering experience (preferred)
  • Excellent investigative skills (preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Deliver sourcing and supply chain objectives for Data Center Infrastructure products
  • Develop and execute category strategies focusing on cost, lead time, capacity, innovation, and quality through collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • Conduct complex strategic negotiations for contractual agreements to meet cost, lead time, and capacity goals
  • Implement supply chain improvements via supplier performance metrics and regular business reviews

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Retirement savings plan with company matching contributions
  • Generous paid time off and parental leave policies
  • Opportunities for professional development and training
  • Access to wellness programs and resources
Full Job Description
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X Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; New York, NY, USA; Reston, VA, USA; Midlothian, TX, USA.

Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field or equivalent practical experience
  • 4 years of experience negotiating agreements for manufacturing, infrastructure or for technology product.
  • 4 years of experience with New Product Introduction with engineering teams.

Preferred qualifications:
  • 7 years of direct experience managing data center infrastructure.
  • Demonstrated experience with industrial engineering, preferably data centers or technical infrastructure.
  • Manufacturing/Quality/Project Management or Engineering experience.
  • Excellent investigative skills.


About the job
As a Category Manager at Google, you will be responsible to define and execute Google's strategic sourcing for new data center infrastructure equipment and supplier management. You are an innovative and accomplished expert with extensive knowledge of infrastructure technology management, strategy development, sourcing and supplier/integrator relationship, performance and cost management. You will have a balance of both tactical and strategic experience and will have technical knowledge, business and commercial acumen, program management fluency, and possess strong communication, negotiation, teamwork, conflict resolution and relationship management skills.
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.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $132000 - $189000 (USD) 15% bonus target equity benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities
  • Deliver sourcing and supply chain objectives for Products in the Data Center Infrastructure space.
  • Develop and execute category strategies to achieve total cost of ownership, lead time, capacity, innovation and quality objectives for the products managed through close collaboration with Google cross-functional teams (engineering, quality, operations, finance, etc.).
  • Conduct complex strategic technology negotiations including comprehensive contractual agreements to deliver cost, lead time and capacity objectives for the organization.
  • Implement supply chain, inventory and process improvements through supplier performance metrics, scorecards, business continuity plans and regular business reviews.


About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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Size
156,500 employees
Market Cap
$1,115.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
+23.3%
Revenue
$182.5 billion
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