Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 1 year of program management experience.
  
• Experience managing contract manufacturers and material allocations.
• Expertise in leading infrastructure and data-center supply chains.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with material management, server products, and leadership with excellent problem solving skills.
  
• Ability to meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
  
• Detail-oriented, proactive problem-solver with the ability to meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
  
• Excellent communication skills.
  

About the job

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.

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 team 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.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary owner for sustaining products, driving material readiness from mass production through End of Life (EOL). Lead seamless product transitions and serve as the material liaison for NPI launches.
  
• Provide guidance to the Contract Manufacturers (CMs) to ensure continuity of supply. Optimize procurement, production scheduling, and capacity planning to meet global forecasts.
  
• Identify supply chain vulnerabilities and lead weekly clear to build reviews to enhance supply and commit accuracy.
  
• Drive inventory management to hit service level goals and turnover goals. Reconcile cost Bill of Materials (BOM) and bridge price gaps between suppliers and contract manufacturers to ensure cost accuracy.
  
• Establish performance metrics and delivery Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Communicate risks and status to executive leadership while leading process improvements to scale the team’s impact.