Procurement Operations Program Manager, Global Materials Management
GoogleTaibeiUpdate time: August 28,2019
Job Description

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Operations, Information Technology or Data Analytics, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 3 years of work experience in business intelligence or data analytics.
  • 2 years of project management experience.

Preferred qualifications:

  • MBA/MS in Supply Chain or Information Technology.
  • Experience with business intelligence solutions for data analysis, visualization, cost modeling and reporting.
  • Experience in driving process improvement projects from idea to implementation and adoption.
  • Understanding of various procurement models.
  • Ability to successfully work across multiple levels of the organization.
  • Effective communication, interpersonal and cross-functional leadership skills.

About the job

Google's projects, like our users, span the globe and require managers to keep the big picture in focus. As a Program Manager at Google, you lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects. You plan requirements with internal customers and usher projects through the entire project lifecycle. This includes managing project schedules, identifying risks and clearly communicating goals to project stakeholders. Your projects often span offices, time zones and hemispheres, and it's your job to keep all the players coordinated on the project's progress and deadlines.

As a Program Manager in our Supply Chain Organization, you will be responsible for procurement, materials fulfillment, driving business process improvements and automation projects. Your expertise in the areas of materials management and procurement will be critical for on-time delivery and inventory management required to fulfill compute hardware and technology at our global data centers.

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're always on call to keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and develop processes for timely, cost effective procurement and returns flow of material while working closely with suppliers, contract manufacturers and internal cross-functional teams.
  • Ensure global sites are ready to receive/ship, import/export product compliance and project system closures.
  • Drive invoice resolution, rebates, buy-sell and timely payment processing for strategic suppliers and contract manufacturers.
  • Source and escalate activities with our distributors and OEMs for price, lead-time or shortage issues.
  • Ensure continuous improvement in material delivery metrics and shortage management in a multi-tier supply chain environment.
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