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Manufacturing Business Manager

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Compensation
$159–230K/yr
Location
Mountain View, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Manufacturing Business Manager team drives commercial negotiations and manages manufacturing costs for Google hardware. The role collaborates with engineering, operations, and finance teams on global supply chain and partner challenges, helping move hardware from concept to production. It owns supplier engagement strategy, commercial agreements, partner performance, and cost optimization across assigned programs.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Commercial NegotiationContract NegotiationAI ToolsCost ModelingAnalyticsManufacturer ManagementODM, JDM, and CM FrameworksFactory OperationsSupplier Performance Management

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering or Supply Chain or Related7 Years Sourcing, Manufacturing, or Operations ExperienceEnglish Proficiency

Full job description

Manufacturing Business Manager

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Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

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Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain or related function, or equivalent practical experience.

  • 7 years of experience in sourcing, hardware manufacturing, or business operations.

  • Commercial and contract negotiation experience.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience leveraging AI tools for cost modeling and analytics.

  • Experience leading/managing manufacturers at the product/device level.

  • Deep knowledge of different manufacturing models: ODM vs JDM vs CM frameworks.

  • Familiarity with factory operations and proven ability to manage and improve supplier performance.

  • Willingness to travel internationally as needed (< 20% of the time).

About the job

Joining the Manufacturing Business Manager (MBM) team offers the opportunity to drive high-impact commercial negotiations and manage multi-million-dollar manufacturing costs that directly influence Google's hardware margins. Team members act as true business owners, collaborating closely with cross-functional engineering, operations, and finance teams while solving complex global supply chain and partnership challenges to help bring Google's hardware portfolio from concept to production.

Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our Devices & Services team combines the best of Google AI, Software, and Hardware to create radically helpful experiences for users. We research, design, and develop new technologies and hardware to make our user's interaction with computing faster, seamless, and more powerful. Whether finding new ways to capture and sense the world around us, advancing form factors, or improving interaction methods, the Devices & Services team is making people's lives better through technology.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $159000 - $230000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .

Responsibilities

  • Define and propose appropriate business model engagement strategy for assigned programs.

  • Lead the creation and execution of RFx packages and program award recommendations. Negotiate all aspects of commercial engagement including contracting, Manufacturing Value Add (MVA) and selected component BOM costs, product development costs, and financial claims incurred throughout the program lifecycle.

  • Implement supplier management plans with selected partners to ensure alignment with performance expectations. Provide end to end management of partners to meet program requirements in terms of cost, quality, resources, schedule, capacity, and technology.

  • Improve costs by collaborating with internal teams and manufacturing partners to optimize manufacturing and technical requirements. Generate innovative ideas to drive down cost and ensure supply.

  • Serve as an escalation point for tactical issues that cross-functional teams encounter when working with the manufacturing partner.

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Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See alsoGoogle's EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) .

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Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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How this job compares

Set against the 1,840 open Supply Chain Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$159–230K/yr
  • California median$130–220K/yr230 salary ranges
  • US median$111–200K/yr1,385 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $195K, is 7% above the California median midpoint ($181K) — in the middle half of Supply Chain Manager salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 274 open Supply Chain Manager jobs in California and 1,840 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience; Supply Chain Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,706 postings).
Education
912 of the 1,840 open Supply Chain Manager jobs (50%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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