Senior Manager, Operations and Supply Chain

By applying to this position you may share your preferred working location from: Dallas, TX, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Council Bluffs, IA, USA.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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 related fields (including third-party logistics (3PL) supplier management, warehouse/fulfillment, automation, and MRP/WMS/TMS systems) driving transformations, cost reduction, inventory optimization, and working capital improvements.
• 10 years of experience managing and developing managers.
• Experience managing end-to-end supply chain activities (planning, procurement, production, inventory, logistics, distribution) in environments such as manufacturing, 3PLs, omnichannel, regulated industries like pharma/biotech.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree, MBA, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience leading Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), Integrated Business Planning (IBP), or Demand and Operations Planning (D&OP) management.
• 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 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.

About the Role

Product and Business Strategy Leaders bring together teams across Google’s functions to help products execute optimally. This role pushes Google to scale at key points that refine products and infrastructure by executing efficiently, bringing solid business sense and sound judgment, and working effectively across organizational lines. Responsibilities often include components of strategy (e.g., analyzing and understanding new trends in the industry, building business plans), operations (e.g., running the cadence of organizations, connecting the operating lines between functions), and communications.

The team partners with senior leadership to run important functions that cross-cut existing organizations and deliver high-impact projects, helping Engineers, PMs, UX, and other functions build and deliver products that delight users.

In this role, you will lead a team of logistics professionals responsible for operational execution within warehouse and data center environments. You will collaborate extensively with key stakeholders, including Server Operations (the primary internal customer), third-party logistics (3PL) partners, and internal teams managing forecasting, materials, systems, and transportation. The role requires expertise in material flow and sequencing, attention to safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people (SQCDP). You will deliver regular weekly and monthly updates, conduct formal presentations, and facilitate reviews with executive leadership to report on progress toward strategic objectives and outline corrective actions when necessary.

The AI and Infrastructure team is redefining what’s possible by empowering Google customers with breakthrough capabilities and insights through AI and infrastructure at unparalleled scale, efficiency, reliability, and velocity. Customers include Googlers, Google Cloud customers, and billions of users worldwide. The team shapes the future of hyperscale computing, working on TPUs, Vertex AI for Google Cloud, Google Global Networking, Data Center operations, systems research, and more.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and measure key performance indicators (KPIs) related to Service Level Objective (SLO) achievement, safety adherence, and project/program delivery.
• Design 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 Logistics team and identify areas for improvement.
• Build and implement a talent development program to enhance the skills and capabilities of team members.

Pay

Individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $211,000 - $294,000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits.