Program Manager II, Supply and Demand Planning, Cloud Supply Chain

Google • Atlanta, GA

1d • $126,000 - $181,000

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.

As a Supply Planning Program Manager, you will be responsible for the data
center equipment supply planning for sustaining and new products, interpretation
of the data center demand signal and translating it to a supply and inventory
plan for equipment and drive optimal planning decisions. You will work closely
with Data Center Supply Planning, Purchasing, Engineering, Fulfillment,
Commodity Management, and Contract Manufacturing teams to develop and oversee
the execution of an accurate supply and inventory plan through the product
life-cycle.You will apply your knowledge of supply chain principles and your
problem solving prowess to key planning processes. You will establish and drive
metrics, drive process and system improvements to accomplish efficiency and
scalability goals and influence our rapidly growing data center infrastructure
supply chain.

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 or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in program or project management.
• Experience in supply planning, demand planning, or sales and operations planning.
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Kinaxis etc.) and spreadsheet modeling.

Nice To Haves

• Supply Chain Certification in APICS or similar.
• 2 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience in supply chain operations or planning within the technical industry.
• Experience in Analytics/SQL/BigQuery.
• Experience in development and implementation of planning systems and processes with the knowledge of sales and operations planning processes.
• Experience in using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Product Life-cycle Management (PLM) systems and tools.

Responsibilities

• Manage material supply, including inventory, to meet existing and new product demand requirements to meet business objectives, coordinating with Demand Planning on changes to demand which impacts delivery of key components as demand needs fluctuate.
• Proactive communication of sustaining and new product material plans and status to internal customers. Coordinate and align product transition planning requirements across teams.
• Identify and quickly solve supply chain gaps and inefficiencies. Clearly document process solutions and requirements. Define and manage clear business metrics and goals to manage supply chain performance.
• Leverage Market intelligence and Statistical inputs towards driving continued, sustained improvements of inventory models and supply chain buffers.
• Develop short and long term supply models to minimize total costs and inventories while maintaining service levels, develop and justify inventory buffer strategies that optimize cost and flexibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level