Director, Supply Chain and Operations, Google Distributed Cloud
About The Position
Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) is Google’s fully managed edge hardware and software product for enterprises and public sector to innovate with AI, keep data secure and independent, and modernize with Kubernetes based consistent and open developer experience from edge to cloud. As Director, Supply Chain and Operations for GDC, you will work with the GDC Engineering and Product Management teams to drive New Product Introduction (NPI) of GDC hardware products. You will work with go-to-market teams and sales teams to perform global demand planning and forecasting of the product. You will lead a team of cross-functional members consisting of PM, PgM and TPM roles to drive NPI, capacity planning, demand forecasting, sourcing, procurement, delivery logistics and Day 2 life cycle management of GDC products to all customers globally. This role partners very closely with Global Procurement Organization (GPO) and Cloud Supply Chain Operations (CSCO) . Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
- 15 years of experience working within supply chain or procurement
- Experience with supply chain, business operations, procurement, and hardware products
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree
- 20 years of experience in Supply Chain or Procurement
- Experience working with and leading teams and stakeholders, and executing strategies to deliver exceptional solutions
- Experience influencing senior executives, negotiations, and partner management
- Proven ability to identify, analyze, and solve ambiguous problems, showing a track record of making business decisions using relevant data and insights
- Excellent teamwork skills, and the ability to exercise good judgment in a rapidly changing and sometimes stressful environment
Responsibilities
- Drive NPI programs for new GDC infrastructure hardware products like compute, network, storage, security.
- Lead capacity planning and demand forecasting of GDC products across all customers globally by partnering with Go-To-Market, Product Management, and Sales.
- Drive procurement and delivery of customer forecasts to all customers globally.
- Manage operations of forecast to delivery as well as Day 2 operations.
- Lead sourcing of GDC product components and manage partnerships with hardware vendors, system integrators and global logistics firms, ensuring continuity of supply.
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
- Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
- Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
- Sick Time: 40 hours/year (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary)
- Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
- Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
- Holidays: 13 paid days per year
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
