Global Supply Chain Manager, Electromechanical

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's in Supply Chain and Operations Management, Finance, or Business, or equivalent experience.
• 7 years of experience in procurement and supply chain management
• 7 years of experience in multi-disciplinary procurement, leading strategy development, execution and sourcing or a related function.
• 3 years of experience managing category strategies and sourcing teams across multiple categories for both goods and services within the indirect category space.

Preferred qualifications:

• MBA or Master's degree.
• 7 years of Commodity Management, Camera, Optics and Electromechanical components sourcing or supply chain management experience.
• Experience in economically viable technologies, processes and products to guide/influence product development decisions; ability to create or optimize cost models for evaluating modules, components, and new processes.
• Experience in Sourcing/procurement for camera, optics or camera components.
• Ability to travel up to 35% of the time.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

As Global Supply Manager, Electromechanical, you are responsible for interfacing with internal Engineering and Product teams as well as our external suppliers to develop finished modules and components. You will design, develop cost, and deliver camera modules and Optical components at a consumer electronic scale. Global Supply Managers make sure Google has the suppliers and equipment to put into production the innovative products coming from our Engineering teams. You will use your knowledge and supplier relationships to optimize our total cost of ownership for our global -- and growing -- infrastructure.

You will serve as the primary contact for internal teams and external partners/suppliers for sourcing and procurement. You will build consensus with both internal and external stakeholders and will be the main contact for negotiations and supplier management. Additionally, you will lead and support the development, implementation and management of global strategies to provide Google’s Devices and Services Product 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 supplier relationships.

• Develop and execute strategies for Consumer Hardware; identify and implement new opportunities for Cost Savings and Cost Avoidance including optimizing the supply base for Google’s Consumer Hardware needs.
• Develop understanding of economically viable technologies, processes, and products to guide and influence product development decisions. Create cost models for new modules, components, and processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities and risks related to product design and business plans.
• Develop global sourcing strategies with defined plans for cost savings, risk assessment/mitigation, and supply planning agreements.
• 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 for Google, pricing analysis, agreements and procurement support.