Senior Manager, Global Commodity Management

Google's Technical Infrastructure team seeks a Senior Manager for Global Commodity Management to lead strategic sourcing and supply chain initiatives. This role is crucial in ensuring Google has the necessary supplies and equipment for its innovative engineering products. The position involves managing a team of Global Commodity Managers focused on hard disk drive storage and power commodities, while working closely with Engineering teams to optimize total cost of ownership for Google's global infrastructure.

The role requires expertise in technical sourcing, supplier relationship management, and strategic negotiations. You'll be responsible for developing and executing material acquisition strategies, particularly for AI/ML, servers, storage, and networking hardware. The impact of this role is significant, as cost savings on individual hardware components can substantially affect Google's bottom line.

As part of the Technical Infrastructure team, you'll contribute to maintaining and developing Google's data centers and platforms. The team takes pride in being the "engineers' engineers" and focuses on keeping networks running optimally to ensure the best user experience. The position offers competitive compensation including base salary, bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits.

The ideal candidate will have strong leadership abilities, extensive experience in technical sourcing and supply chain management, and a proven track record in people management. They should be comfortable working in a large infrastructure environment and have experience with data center hardware components. This role presents an excellent opportunity to impact Google's infrastructure at a global scale while leading a team of skilled professionals in a dynamic, technology-driven environment.