Do you enjoy solving very complex problems while seeking to invent and simplify? Are you excited by large complex procurement/sourcing and demand/supply modeling? Do you enjoy leveraging your creativity to solve real world analytical problems? Would you like to help us move our cloud computing hardware and infrastructure planning forward? Come work with smart people and make major contributions towards enhancing our infrastructure for millions of customers world-wide. Responsibilities - Candidate must have to ability to create and clearly communicate complex procurement/sourcing strategies and demand/supply forecasts (inputs, outputs, rationale, gaps) with recommendations to senior management. - Serve as a key member of the Infrastructure procurement team in helping to define and deliver part and product strategies. - Understand the technical requirements of our partners and work closely with the internal development teams to guide the direction of procurement and supply chain activities
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Math, Business or other related quantitative discipline - 7+ years of relevant work experience in supply chain, procurement, planning, manufacturing, finance or related field - 5+ years experience negotiating supplier contracts - 5+ years experience using Excel advanced features such as macros, pivot tables, v-lookups - Knowledge of global component supply chain - Experience creating, iterating, and improving end-to-end global component sourcing procurement and supply chain strategies - Excellent creative thinking skills with emphasis on developing innovative