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Commodity Manager – Data Center Compute Solutions

Commodity Manager – Data Center Compute Solutions

CompanyGoogle
LocationAustin, TX, USA, Sunnyvale, CA, USA, Atlanta, GA, USA
Salary$147000 – $216000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, Master’s, MBA
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • 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 data center hardware category or commodity management, agreement negotiation and supplier development.

Responsibilities

  • Support the commodity management team with the knowledge of a broad set of commodities including hardware and software and coordinating with multiple teams and multiple technologies to deliver outcomes for the project management team.
  • Collaborate with commodity managers and legal team member leads to prioritize and manage multiple workstreams which will include negotiation outcomes, while documenting goals and desired outcomes to reach mutually agreed upon results.
  • Work closely with commodity managers to align on actions, and action owners and closure expectations, for individual workstreams to support customer solutions.
  • Track and report program progress and updates to the overall GCM team collaborators.
  • Track and publish negotiation intake, status, and closure metrics across multiple Commodity Management teams.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in a technical or engineering field or MBA.
  • 7 years of experience negotiating agreements across multiple data center hardware and software technologies including compute, memory, storage, and networking solutions.
  • Experience with data center hardware commodities.
  • Experience with full systems sourcing and business agreement negotiations.
  • Ability to work, influence, and resolve conflicts cross-functionally with internal/external partners.