Global Manufacturing Partner Manager
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a technical/engineering field or equivalent practical experience.
- 4 years of experience in supplier management or sourcing.
- Experience with supplier management in the compute, storage, networking, or data center infrastructure space.
Preferred qualifications:
- MBA or Master's degree in a technical or engineering field.
- Experience leading new business selection decisions and negotiating statements of work with suppliers.
- Experience managing CM partners for PCBA’s and systems including cost models.
- Experience with new product development environments (e.g., schedule, cost, urgency, etc.).
- Experience working for a global contarct manufacturer, OEM, or hyperscale company.
- Ability to manage suppliers in new product introduction and sustaining environments.
About the job
As a Global Manufacturing Partner Manager, you will negotiate, supply, and manage global Contract Manufacturers (CM)/Original Device Manufacturing (ODM) as a key relationship owner. You will be focused on New Product Introduction (NPI) and work closely with Product Development teams and Engineers to drive suppliers to deliver on cost and schedule commitments. You will be involved in the development of systems and products in an assigned category (Machine Learning, compute, networking, storage, etc.) and will understand Google’s roadmaps and own the early CM engagements. You will own sourcing deliverables, negotiations, and CM relationships for the given program.Responsibilities
- Develop category sourcing strategies in a given product vertical and understand the technical roadmap and industry trends that impact long-term needs.
- Define cost drivers, develop cost models, and establish cost analysis.
- Lead Request for Proposal (RFP), negotiate agreements, and the supplier selection process.
- Manage supplier relationships and performance in alignment with technology, cost, quality, and delivery drivers.
- Partner closely with stakeholders in Hardware, Manufacturing, and Test Engineering functions.
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