Product Services Category Manager, Google Procurement Organization
About the job
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- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Finance, Business, or equivalent experience
- 7 years of experience in multi-disciplined procurement, leading strategy development, execution, and sourcing
- Experience developing and managing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and metrics
- Proficiency in analyzing procurement data, generating reports, and providing insights
- Proficiency in leveraging technology and analytical tools to enhance category management practices
- Ability to identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiency gains
- Excellent project management skills
- Certification in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, or a related field
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Finance, Business, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 7 years of experience in multi-disciplined procurement, leading strategy
development, execution and sourcing or a related function.
Preferred qualifications:
- Certification in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
- Experience developing, managing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and metrics to measure category performance and track progress.
- Proficiency in analyzing procurement data, generating reports, and providing insights to support decision-making and performance evaluation within the category.
- Proficiency in leveraging technology and analytical tools to enhance category management practices and drive decision-making.
- Ability to identify opportunities for process improvements and efficiency gains to enhance category management practices.
- Excellent project management skills, with the ability to lead projects or initiatives aimed at improving procurement processes or driving innovation within a category.
About the job
In the Google Procurement Organization (GPO), our aim is to unlock value for Google to reinvest in what matters most. We do this by bringing velocity, efficiency, and security to buying at Google, while partnering deeply across Google to deliver solutions fit for purpose. As a centralized organization operating in a high complexity environment, we represent stakeholders and suppliers to ensure the best outcomes. Our organization fosters a culture of collaboration and innovation while providing opportunities for ongoing career growth and development.
Within the Google Procurement Organization, the Category Management team partners closely with key stakeholders to help shape and implement procurement strategies. The Category team is responsible for developing and driving holistic category strategies, managing stakeholder relationships, and bringing excellence to Google-wide sourcing, supplier, and contract management.
In this role, you will be responsible for pioneering innovative category and sourcing strategies, cultivating strategic supplier relationships, and optimizing spend categories through data-driven insights to unlock value for Google.
Responsibilities
- Support development and execution of category strategies aligned with organizational objectives for assigned indirect spend categories.
- Build and maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure quality service delivery and alignment with organizational objectives.
- Support execution of sourcing strategies, RFx processes, negotiations, and supplier evaluations within designated categories.
- Analyze spending patterns, market trends, and identify value opportunities within the category.
- Analyze procurement data, generate reports, and provide insights to support decision-making and performance evaluation within the category.
About The Company
A problem isn't truly solved until it's solved for all. Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. Bring your insight, imagination and a healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone.
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