Global Commodity Manager, Semiconductors and Passives

8 Hours ago • 7-10 Years • Manufacturing

Job Summary

Job Description

The Global Commodity Manager, Semiconductors and Passives, will work with Engineering teams to ensure Google has the necessary supplies for production. Leveraging industry knowledge and supplier relationships, the role optimizes the total cost of ownership for Google's global infrastructure. Responsibilities include developing long-term sourcing strategies for semiconductors and passive commodities, managing master purchase agreements, leading supplier operational teams, defining manufacturing key stages and bottlenecks, managing supplier performance, interfacing with Engineering for early engagement, and organizing supplier audits. This role requires a deep understanding of semiconductor and passive components, including capacitors, inductors, and magnetic technologies. Experience in negotiating agreements and supplier development is essential.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree in technical field or equivalent
  • 7+ years procurement & supply chain experience
  • Semiconductor/passive commodity management experience
  • Negotiation & supplier development expertise
  • Develop long-term sourcing strategies
  • Manage master purchase agreements
Good to have:
  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering
  • 10+ years sourcing semiconductor/passive components
  • Experience managing capacitors, inductors, magnetic technologies
  • Experience with NPI and Contract Manufacturers

Job Details


Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field or equivalent practical experience.
  • 7 years of experience in procurement and supply chain management.
  • Experience in semiconductor or passive categories as a commodity manager
  • Experience in negotiating agreements and supplier development.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10 years of experience in sourcing semiconductor or passive components.
  • Managing capacitors, Inductors and magnetic technologies.
  • Experience working with NPI and Contract Manufacturers.

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.

In this role, you will use your knowledge and supplier relationships to optimize our total cost of ownership for our global and growing infrastructure.

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.

Responsibilities

  • Develop long-term sourcing strategies for semiconductors and passive commodities. Develop and manage master purchase agreements with suppliers.
  • Lead the supplier operational team to achieve optimal manufacturing lead time and efficient supply chain. Define manufacturing key stages, bottle-necks, and develop/monitor metrics for capacity model analysis.
  • Manage suppliers for design capability, technology alignment, cost, quality, and delivery.
  • Interface with Engineering for early engagement.
  • Organize supplier audits for the process readiness and quality.

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