Program Manager, New Product Introduction

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Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Operations Research or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience in New Product Introduction (NPI), Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing, Operations, or Supply/Demand Planning.
• Experience managing Contract Manufacturers and Component Suppliers.
• Experience in materials build readiness in NPI and supply chain readiness for Production.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• MBA or Master’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Engineering, Operations or other relevant field.
• Experience in multiple aspects of hardware operations.
• Knowledge about typical hardware BOMs, process documentation and assembly and test processes.
• Effective communicator of project requirements and schedules.
• Developed leadership, analytical, quantitative reasoning, problem-solving, creativity and strategic skills.
  
  

About The Job

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.

Our goal is to build a Google that looks like the world around us — and we want Googlers to stay and grow when they join us. As part of our efforts to build a Google for everyone, we build diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and we aim to cultivate a sense of belonging throughout the company.

Google Cloud accelerates organizations’ ability to digitally transform their business with the best infrastructure, platform, industry solutions and expertise. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology – all on the cleanest cloud in the industry. 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex, cross-functional Program teams within Google and with external partners to prepare for production ramp and/or product transitions.
• Plan and execute operations development activities and ensure transition to production within cost, quality and capacity parameters. Ensure successful production transitions meeting program goals.
• Manage ramp readiness with internal teams as well as external partners (i.e., material availability, cost/assembly/test/BOM/capacity readiness and transition plans).
• Drive cross-functional teams to optimize the supply chain for specific strategic reasons, while accounting for risks, changes in schedule or demand.
• Drive Build Coordination with internal teams and external partners (i.e. build readiness, build management).
  
  

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