Site Manufacturing Operations Manager

Google•Atlanta, GA

8d•$136,000 - $197,000

About The Position

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. In this role, you will be the leader of how Google optimizes logistics processes while incorporating current industry standards and best practices. You will be responsible for process improvement recommendations, change management, standardization of user documentation, creating processes that drive action and interacting with all partner teams. You will lead new project initiatives for the Americas server operations logistics with a duration of three months to two years, create Business Requirements Documents (BRD), work with key stakeholders, drive innovation, understand operational impacts and create presentations/documents for the leadership team. 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial), Supply Chain Management, or equivalent practical experience.
7 years of experience developing operational process solutions, and working with cross-functional teams to implement these changes.
7 years of experience in manufacturing operations, supply chain management, or a related technical field.
7 years of experience with directly managing contract manufacturers (CMs) or external vendors, including day-to-day operational oversight.

Nice To Haves

Experience with PCBA (Printed Circuit Board Assembly).
Experience with inventory or transactional management within SAP environment.
Ability to influence cross-functionally with excellent communication and negotiation skills.
Ability to travel internationally when needed.
Ability to communicate in English and Spanish fluently to support client relationship management in this region.
Excellent aptitude and presentation skills with the ability to operate with flexibility in a changing, constantly evolving and collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

Manage responsibilities for the operational results of one or more manufacturing sites for Google's technical infrastructure hardware portfolio.
Manage cross-functional activities between contract manufacturers (CM) and other stakeholder and functional teams at Google, including New Product Introduction (NPI), engineering, supply chain planning, quality, and finance.
Evaluate business opportunities and risks with a goal of improving key performance indicators (KPI), and enabling flexible capacity to meet customer demand.
Reduce complexity and improve communications between cross-functional teams and platforms by establishing key ownership and identifying role and responsibility gaps.
Report on CM results and drive improvement to KPI and Metrics.