NPI Materials Program Manager

The mission of the NPI Materials Program Management team is to drive the material strategy and execution to support the robust product roadmap, balancing supply flexibility and cost exposure.

Meta Reality Labs is seeking a dedicated NPI Materials Program Manager to support material strategy, managing material budget, driving material readiness, and mitigating material E&O throughout product life cycle. Leads pre-production material planning, forecasting, and supply readiness to enable new product development and supply qualification for all RL products from POC through DVT.


As a NPI Material Program Manager, you will work closely with cross-functional partners internally and externally from planning, operations, procurements, quality, finance to Contract Manufacturers, shaping critical strategy/decisions and delivering results.
There are a lot of exciting challenges in the product roadmap now

Responsibilities
Drive material availability, readiness and visibility in support of all in-production programs from PVT, ramp, sustaining to end of manufacturing
* Design and implement Material Drive strategy to manage the appropriate buffer and flexibility at component level, enabling quick response to the demand change
* Drive cross-functional alignment on PRQ priority and material allocation between sites and programs to optimize supply chain
* Supports overall NPI Build readiness & CTB by collaborating with XFN Team (TPM, EE, GSM, PD, PCE, OPM) and CMs on material drive, component shortages, & driving supply solutions that mitigates risk and provides shortage recovery
* Collaborates with Contract Manufacturers, Engineering, PCE, & GSM to assess sourcing opportunities (multiple source, alternate source, multiple flow/site, along with driving XFN Risk Buy approval and procurement kick off
* Partner with HW Engineering and Contract Manufactures partners to develop a configuration plan that both qualifies supply and streamlines manufacturing setup
* Track NPI spend against the Engineering Budget, and mitigates against E&O from development builds
* Run regular CTB reviews to drive closing material shortages with GSM, Planning, OPM and quality teams
* Manage the day to day execution with external partners such as Contract Manufacturers and distributors and act as escalation for urgent and critical issues
* Oversees supply chain transition from engineering to volume production, tracks BOM release timeline, drives closure on component attribute details for CBOM with XFN, GSM, & Sustaining MPM, and coordinates all Golden Config requirements

Qualifications
4+ years of either material management, supply chain, or purchasing in a high-volume hardware industry
* Problem-solving and analytical skills in handling complexity of multiple manufacturing sites
* Understanding of Engineering component Matrices to drive qualification Demonstrated problem-solving foundation and ability to influence and drive decisions with data
* Experience within complex supply chains, and prior OEM/ODM/JDM management experience
* Cross-functional partnering experience
* MBA or Master's Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or Operations Management preferred
* Track record of building solid relationships and driving alignment/collaboration with cross functional teams internally and externally
* Experience working in and managing high volume, consumer electronics products launches and delivery
* Proven experience in self-developing data models or partnering with IT teams to design and scale tools/systems for efficiency improvement
* BS in Supply Chain field, Business, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing & Operations Engineering or equivalent experience