Senior Program Manager I, Demand Planning, Google Distributed Cloud

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 8 years of experience in program or project management.
  
• 5 years of experience driving programs in cloud infrastructure.
  
• 5 years of experience with advanced planning system or enterprise resource planning (e.g., SAP, Kinaxis), with analysis using SQL.
• Experience in demand planning or forecasting, including multi-echelon planning in a hardware/electronics supply chain.

Preferred qualifications:

• 8 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.
• Experience working with or managing supply chain operations for on-premise/hybrid cloud infrastructure solutions.

A problem isn’t truly solved until it’s solved for all. That’s why Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. As a Program Manager at Google, you’ll lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish — working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres. It's your job to coordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines.

The mission of the Google Distributed Cloud team is to create a supply chain as intelligent, scalable, and resilient as the cloud itself, connecting innovation to execution by building trusted global partnerships and accelerating the deployment of hardware that brings Google’s compute, Artificial Intelligence, and edge capabilities closer to every user, even in their own data centers and edge locations.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $174,000-$258,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

• Lead consensus demand planning, generating statistical forecasts and integrating cross-functional input to create a single, unbiased plan.
  
• Manage the complete hardware lifecycle demand, including new product introduction, transitions, and end-of-life/service parts forecasting.
• Define and implement multi-echelon planning strategies to optimize inventory holding points and balance service goals with working capital goals.
  
• Optimize safety stock and buffer inventory based on statistical analysis, and integrate supply constraints into the final constrained forecast.
• Lead the demand review phase of the process, presenting key metrics and driving continuous improvement in forecast accuracy and bias.