Director, Global Commodity Management, TPU

48 Minutes ago • 15 Years + • Logistics • $253,000 PA - $356,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Director, Global Commodity Management, TPU leads strategic sourcing and commercial management of Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) and Custom Silicon products. This role involves partnering with the Custom Silicon and Manufacturing team to secure optimal commercial outcomes from key suppliers. Responsibilities include leading negotiations, managing agreements, conducting commercial analysis, overseeing supplier relationships, and identifying best practices for sourcing and supplier relationship management. The director will drive continuous improvement in supplier performance and relationships, using data-driven insights and scalable processes to enhance Google's supplier partnerships. This position requires extensive experience in silicon and chip supplier category management, commercial negotiations, and global supply chain management.
Must have:
  • 15+ years leading silicon & chip supplier category management
  • 10+ years leading commercial negotiations
  • 10+ years in project & global supply chain management
  • Develop and execute commodity strategies
  • Lead complex negotiations and agreement management
  • Drive continuous improvement in supplier performance
Good to have:
  • Experience with innovation and relevant industry knowledge
  • Exceptional problem-solving, business, organizational, and people management skills
Perks:
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Job Details

Minimum qualifications:

  • 15 years of experience leading silicon and chip supplier category management.
  • 10 years of experience leading commercial negotiations.
  • 10 years of experience with project management and global supply chain management, encompassing supplier and technology sourcing, delivery, quality, and cost management.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience with innovation and relevant industry knowledge.
  • Experience as a leader with exceptional problem solving, business, organizational, and people management skills.

About the job

As the Director, Global Commodity Management, you will lead the strategic sourcing and commercial management of key Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), and Custom Silicon products and suppliers critical to Google's internal and public cloud infrastructure. You will directly partner with the Custom Silicon and Manufacturing team within Cloud Supply Chain Operations (CSCO) to secure optimal commercial outcomes from our most important suppliers. Your leadership in this partnership will be instrumental in enabling Google's platforms and programs.

In this role, you will lead negotiations, manage agreements, conduct commercial analysis, and oversee supplier relationships. Leveraging your commercial acumen, you will facilitate supplier solutions that enable the innovative products designed by Google's engineers.

Furthermore, you will identify Sourcing and Supplier Relationship Management best practices for all CSCO commodity teams and will drive the adoption of these practices to continuously improve Google's supplier partnerships and management through data-driven insights and scalable processes.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $253,000-$356,000 + 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 .

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute comprehensive commodity strategies. Define and implement long-term strategic sourcing plans for TPU and Custom Silicon, encompassing market analysis, risk assessment, supplier identification and qualification, and technology roadmapping to ensure a resilient and cost-effective supply base that meets Google's evolving needs.
  • Lead complex negotiations and agreement management. Lead high-stakes negotiations with key suppliers, developing and managing complex contractual agreements (i.e., pricing, capacity, quality, and service level agreements) to optimize value, mitigate risk, and ensure favorable commercial terms that align with Google's business objectives.
  • Drive continuous improvement in supplier performance and relationships. Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for strategic suppliers, managing supplier performance, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and fostering collaborative relationships to ensure consistent quality, on-time delivery, and proactive problem resolution.

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