Global Supply Chain Manager, Display, Touch

Minimum qualifications:

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

Preferred qualifications:

• 8 years of experience in global supply chain management within consumer electronics, including expertise in manufacturing and supply chain processes.
• Experience with commodities such as display or other modules used on consumer products.
  
• Experience partnering, collaborating and working cross-functional stakeholders.
  
• Experience managing overall ramp readiness with Engineering, Operations, and Supplier teams.
  
• Experience in Display Optics, MicroLED, or Display Engineering.
• Ability to demonstrate self-learning, negotiation, communication, sourcing, and collaboration skills.

At Google, we take a different approach to Procurement or Strategic Sourcing than most other organizations. We're a fast moving, innovative company and our Engineers are always looking for ways to change the world -- the Supplier Sourcing team helps make those changes happen. From buying hardware, software and professional services to managing facilities and technology services globally, our job is to work with suppliers to enable quick and scalable development of new products. We're looking for people who can easily navigate ambiguity, collaborate well across multiple teams and build strong relationships with stakeholders to get things done for Google. Since we believe competition is the best way to negotiate great deals with suppliers, you should also be comfortable using data to ensure robust decision making.

As a Global Supply Chain Manager for Display/Touch/FPS module, you not only have the opportunity to work on the authentication strategy but also innovative display and touch solutions. You will participate in new technology evaluation, you will lead the program RFI/RFQ process, you will be part of the core team for program level execution. You will serve as a supplier related issues escalation point for the cross-functional teams from Tech Engineering, Supplier Development Engineering, Midas Package Manager (MPM)/OPM, etc.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $129,000-$191,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

• Manage supplier roadmap and new technology investigations.
• Lead program RFI/RFQ negotiations, supplier selection process and negotiate agreements.
• Actively participate and influence supplier and sourcing strategy and execution.
• Lead the communication with the cross-functional team and suppliers to resolve all issues raised from the development and ramp stages, serve as the escalation point.
• Manage suppliers to ensure material/supply availability and readiness for the development builds and mass production.