The Vendor Operations Manager, Platforms and Ecosystems at Google will play a crucial role in optimizing vendor relationships and operations. Responsibilities include identifying opportunities to improve workflows, implementing metrics for quality, cost, and efficiency, and collaborating with internal groups to enhance processes. The role requires driving economies of scale, ensuring vendor SLAs are met, creating scalable processes, and participating in operational planning. The position involves vendor selection, negotiations, contracting, onboarding, and contributing to the overall vendor operations strategy. This is a key role in a central business operations office focused on enhancing productivity and efficiency across Google. Deep data analysis and strategic recommendation formulation are central to the role.