Senior Technology Sourcing and Procurement Specialist

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in procurement and supply chain management.
• 4 years of experience leading Storage product (SSDs, HDDs) supplier commodity management in the data center industry.
• Experience in High Bandwidth Memory category or commodity management, agreement negotiation and supplier development.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in a technical or engineering field or MBA.
• Experience with data center commodities.

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.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $147,000-$216,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to drive standard high-bandwidth memory and server memory technologies at memory suppliers.
• Maintain a level of industry and technology expertise as well as supplier and market conditions.
  
• Understand semiconductor structures and be conversant with developing models and develop and execute sourcing and pricing strategies for high-bandwidth and server memory.
  
• Manage supplier relationships and performance in technology alignment, cost, quality, and delivery, negotiate agreements, and implement supply chain improvements.