About the job

Commodity Managers work with Engineering teams to make sure Google has the supplies and equipment to put into production the innovative products coming from our Engineering teams. As a Commodity Manager, you use your wide industry knowledge and strategic supplier relationships to optimize our total cost of ownership for our global -- and growing -- infrastructure. The scale at which Google operates means that savings on just one piece of hardware can have a huge impact on Google's bottom line.

As a Global Commodity Manager, you will develop commodity strategies and execute on them. You will lead cross-functional teams through the supplier selection process for new platforms/components. You will conduct business discussions and secure comprehensive agreements with suppliers. You'll maintain a high level of industry expertise and supplier/market conditions, and manage supplier performance in cost, quality, delivery, and technology alignment. You will propose and implement supply chain improvements.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible. We empower Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights by delivering AI and Infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability and velocity. Our customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of Google users worldwide.

We're the driving force behind Google's groundbreaking innovations, empowering the development of our cutting-edge AI models, delivering unparalleled computing power to global services, and providing the essential platforms that enable developers to build the future. From software to hardware our teams are shaping the future of world-leading hyperscale computing, with key teams working on the development of our TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and much more.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $174,000-$258,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to drive the Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC) standard server memory technologies like DDR5 RDIMMs, MRDIMMs etc, as needed by various processor based server systems, at key memory suppliers.

• Navigate the supply chain of Server Memory modules used in Data Centers.

• Maintain a level of industry and technology expertise as well as supplier and market conditions.

• Understand semiconductor structures and be conversant with developing models and develop and execute sourcing and pricing strategies for server memory.

• Manage supplier relationships and performance in technology alignment, cost, quality, and delivery, agreements, and implement supply chain improvements.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field or equivalent practical experience.

• 10 years of experience in procurement and supply chain management.

• Experience in semiconductor manufacturing technology, category or commodity management, contract negotiation and supplier development.

Preferred qualifications

• MBA or Master's degree in a technical or engineering field.

• 10 years of commodity management or supply chain management experience in the data center/mission critical industry.

• Knowledge of the supply base for DRAM (dynamic random access memory).

• Knowledge of various DRAM (dynamic random access memory) technologies.