Area Leader, Google Cloud Logistics

About the role

Product and Business Strategy Leaders bring together teams across Google’s functions to help products execute optimally. Our team pushes Google to scale at key points that refine our products and infrastructure by executing efficiently, bringing solid business sense and sound judgment, and working effectively across organizational lines.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and measure key performance indicators (KPIs) related to Service Level Objective (SLO) achievement, safety adherence, and project/program delivery.
• Develop and implement a comprehensive forward/reverse logistics strategy that aligns with the organization's long-term goals.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings, Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) reduction, and capacity optimization through innovative logistics solutions.
• Evaluate the current organizational effectiveness of the Logistic team and identify areas for improvement.
• Build and execute a talent development program to enhance the skills and capabilities of team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain operations, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 13 years of experience in supply chain, operations, or a related field (including third-party logistics (3PL) supplier management, warehouse/fulfillment, automation, and MRP, WMS, or TMS systems), driving transformations, cost reduction, inventory optimization, and working capital improvements.
• 10 years of experience managing and developing managers.
• Experience managing supply chain activities (including planning, procurement, production, logistics, and distribution) within manufacturing, 3PL, omnichannel, regulated industries like pharma/biotech.

Qualifications

• Master's degree, MBA, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with or active as a Toyota Production System (TPS) practitioner, lean leader, 5S or Gemba advocate, as well as digital tools, AI, advanced analytics and shop floor automation.
• Experience leading Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), Integrated Business Planning (IBP), or Demand and Operations Planning (D&OP) management.
• Experience scaling operations and managing third-party logistics (3PL) labor across multiple sites.
• Proven track record in removing waste from and improving the velocity of material, information and people flow, as well as Safety and Compliance.

Skills

• Material flow and sequencing knowledge.
• Attention to safety, quality, delivery, cost and people (SQCDP).

Benefits

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $211000 - $294000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits