Strategic Sourcing Manager- Electromechanical

Come and develop, drive, and deliver new products for Reality Labs (RL)! We’re looking for individuals that want to be on the ground floor of breakthrough technologies and help build a world class sourcing team. As a Strategic Sourcing Manager (SSM), you will be responsible for developing the key strategic relationships with critical electro-mechanical suppliers (in particular battery cell and pack, adapter, and cable) including exploration of new or advanced technologies, part costing, and supply chain management. This role is dependent on close collaboration with Hardware Engineering, Program Management, Technical Operations, and other cross-functional teams. During the product development process, you are responsible for ensuring the suppliers are prepared to support the delivery of key parts on-time at specified quality, and yield parameters and are prepared to meet the ramp quantities. It is the Strategic Sourcing Manager's primary objective to ensure suppliers meet or exceed commercial and technical requirements throughout the life-cycle of the RL product(s).Strategic Sourcing Manager- Electromechanical Responsibilities

• Develop commodity or category sourcing strategies ensuring the suppliers are capable of meeting RL’s current and future technical and business requirements
• Experience in power and battery or related commodities and recommend new or advanced technologies to implement
• Continually benchmark the industry to monitor technology trends and ensure best practices are incorporated into the RL supply chain
• Establish supplier selection criteria, evaluate alternative suppliers, manage the RFQ process, and drive final supplier selection in partnership with Engineering, Quality, and other cross-functional partners
• Negotiate various agreements as needed with suppliers to establish best-in-class pricing, flexibility, quality, delivery, payment, warranty, and service terms
• Institute programs to optimize schedule flexibility while minimizing excess inventory exposure
• Partner with CM partners to resolve any part shortages or quality problems which affects production schedules
• Own the ramp plan, ongoing production plan and forecast, tooling qualification schedule and tooling life for all designated suppliers
• Influence supplier technology roadmaps and create internal disruptive value-add to ensure Meta’s system architecture and commercial requirements are met
• Establish and manage strategic supplier relationships at the executive level
• Formulate contingency plans to de-risk technical challenges, long lead time, single source and any supply issue

Minimum Qualifications

• BS degree
• 3+ years experience in sourcing or related disciplines in power including adapter and battery cell/pack (i.e., raw material, pack EE BOM, etc.)
• Experience in technology and supplier evaluation/selection, should cost models, contract negotiations and supply base management
• Leadership, program management, and cross-functional teamwork experience
• Experience communicating with and influencing all levels of management

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced engineering degree and/or MBA
• Experience with high volume, consumer electronics products
• Mechanical or EE engineering background and working experience with battery designs
• 5+ years of sourcing experience with 3+ years of experience managing suppliers with factories in China and Asia

LocationsAbout Meta Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics. Meta is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations) in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to accommodations-ext@fb.com. $88,000/year to $137,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

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