Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience in program or project management.
- Experience in driving, building, and qualifying New Product Introduction (NPI) process stages with engineering teams.
- Experience working in hardware or contract manufacturing for supply chain operations.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree or MBA in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations, or a related field.
- Experience with Supply/Demand Planning and Accounting/Finance.
- Experience with Server, Rack, or advanced electronic manufacturing.
- Experience with leading or collaborating with strong influence for product launch and process optimization.
- Experience leading cross-functional process improvements, using strong problem-solving and communication/facilitation skills.
- Ability to collaborate and influence across multiple levels of an organization.
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.
This role requires on-site presence at the contractor manufacturer in Guadalajara three days per week.
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.
- Drive material and supply chain readiness for all NPI builds from concept phase to production handoff, partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure a successful handoff for the Compute and Storage product group.
- Identify, communicate and manage supply chain risks and mitigation plans to ensure materials readiness for NPI builds as well as supply continuity into production.
- Be the primary materials liaison with Original Device Manufacturing/Contract Manufacturer/Suppliers, manage spend against project budgets, and large production risk buys and strategic buffers.
- Develop and document global supply chain map for each product, including suppliers, procurement model, lead time, shipment logistics, assembly/test/fulfillment model, and spares strategies.
- Update project schedules, communicate status, risks, influence change, and represent the NPI Supply Chain organization in meetings, driving initiatives and process improvements to help the team grow in scalability.
