Thermal Global Strategic Sourcing Global Category Manager

Thermal Global Strategic Sourcing Global Category Manager

Mid Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business, or similar or equivalent practical experience. 7 years of experience in global commodity management, sourcing, or hardware procurement. 2 years of experience drafting and negotiating agreements, supply agreements, and engineering development agreements.

Preferred qualifications: MBA or Master's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical or Materials Science Engineering with a focus on thermodynamics or fluid dynamics. Experience sourcing thermal management solutions, liquid cooling hardware, cold plates, or high-volume mechanical components.

About the job: Commodity Managers work with Engineering teams to make sure Google has the supplies and equipment to put into production the innovative products coming from our Engineering teams. As a Commodity Manager, you use your wide industry knowledge and strategic supplier relationships to optimize our total cost of ownership for our global -- and growing -- infrastructure. The scale at which Google operates means that savings on just one piece of hardware can have a huge impact on Google's bottom line. To architect a resilient and scalable thermal ecosystem that enables Google's infrastructure through supply chain agility and operational excellence.

Responsibilities: Secure highly reliable infrastructure, unlock structural cost savings, and protect Google's critical data center deployment timelines. Balance high-level commodity sourcing strategies with direct, day-to-day execution and overall supplier performance management. Drive operational excellence by bridging the gap between early NPI engineering development, strict quality standards, and direct factory-floor process optimizations. Partner with and scale high-performing primary and sub-tier partners globally, ensuring readiness to meet capacity ramps. Serve as the strategic business owner and cross-functional leader scaling Google's advanced liquid cooling and cold plate loop supply chain, managing the end-to-end commercial life-cycle for next-generation ML hardware.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $159000 - $231000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about benefits at Google.

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