Program Manager III, Supply and Demand Planning, Cloud Infrastructure
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Minimum qualifications:Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.5 years of experience in program or project management.Experience in Demand Planning/Forecasting and integrated business planning.Experience in Supply Planning and Inventory Management.Preferred qualifications:5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.Experience in managing technical programs with software teams. Experience with demand planning, inventory planning, planning data center infrastructure, or capital investment decision making.Knowledge of the tools and elements of project management and the ability to take ownership for an end-to-end project life-cycle.Ability to shift between direct detailed analysis and big picture thinking and customizing communication based on the audience. 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.The Global Infrastructure Group (GIG) within Cloud is responsible for driving optimal fulfillment and transforming Google's fleet by balancing and shaping demand intent from our Product Areas, deployment decisions for new technology, and supply capability across datacenters, networking, and machines.Within GIG, the Network Planning team focuses on forecasting, demand planning, supply planning, deployment capability planning (deployment workforce / labor planning, prioritization) for data center networking infrastructure. Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.The US base salary range for this full-time position is $139,000-$207,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. 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. Responsibilities Drive demand-supply planning for data center network products/deployments at Google's data centers, employing a range of tools including SQL. Collaborate with technical teams overseeing Google's data center network to create both short and long-term forecast models for network infrastructure demand.Identify operational efficiency opportunities and tooling enhancements to support demand-supply planning, aiming to minimize costs and inventories while improving service levels.Maintain dashboards/tools to monitor forecasted demand metrics such as accuracy, variance, and service levels, driving ongoing process improvements. Utilize statistical models, processes, and software tools to establish forecast and inventory goals.Present Supply and Demand recommendations to leadership, facilitating transparent communication to stakeholders.Coordinate New Product Introduction (NPI) program tracking for Network Planning teams across various domains including Machine learning (ML), compute, storage, network engineering, and data center design.