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Senior Global Category Manager, Data Center Equipment, Switchgear

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Hybrid (Austin, TX; Atlanta, GA; Kirkland, WA; Sunnyvale, CA)$188k - $274kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Category Management role focused on strategic sourcing and supplier management for data center infrastructure equipment and switchgear, with emphasis on delivering total cost of ownership improvements and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Deliver sourcing and supply chain objectives for products in the Data Center Infrastructure space.
  • Develop and execute category strategies to achieve total cost of ownership, lead time, capacity, innovation and quality objectives for the products managed through close collaboration with Google cross-functional teams (engineering, quality, operations, finance, etc.).
  • Conduct complex strategic technology negotiations including comprehensive contractual agreements to deliver cost, lead time and capacity objectives for the organization.
  • Implement supply chain, inventory and process improvements through supplier performance metrics, scorecards, business continuity plans and regular business reviews.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical or engineering field or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10 years of experience in procurement and supply chain management.
  • 5 years of experience in category or commodity management, contract negotiation and supplier development.

Skills

Required:Category managementContract negotiation

Benefits

  • Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years
  • Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
  • Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
  • Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
  • Holidays: 13 paid days per year
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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