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Meta · 2 days ago

Network Site Investments Manager

Menlo Park, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$135K/yr - $191K/yr

6+ years exp

Meta builds technologies that help people connect and grow businesses. The Network Site Investments Manager will be the primary contact for product and services sourcing within the Colocation business, developing negotiation strategies and managing supplier relationships to optimize costs and performance.

Computer Software

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Lead the business negotiation process with internal partners and supplier. Own closure on contract. Develop negotiation approach, fallback positions, acceptable terms and conditions through to closure

Own and lead the supplier interface for all RFI, RFP and RFQ services. Partner with appropriate internal stakeholders. Present RFx results to evaluation team and drive the closure of a sourcing decision

Measure, manage and improve supplier actual performance against negotiated SLA

Identify key benchmark suppliers in RFx efforts. Partner to identify evaluation criterion and provide relevant data back to internal Meta team

Own and provide industry and actual unit and service cost data which feeds into TCO and RFx. Drive continual improvement of productivity

Partner with Meta Network Engineering to coordinate suppliers and review supplier technology and services roadmaps

Identify, qualify and formalize which suppliers are Meta's preferred supplier list. Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment. Guide business to PSL

Measure, report and action to improve delivery performance

Measure, report and action cost productivity as a function of market pricing

Lead measuring supplier performance, root causing issues, and driving improved performance. Own all aspects of supplier performance

Qualification

Sourcing ManagementColocation Industry ExperienceContract NegotiationCost ModelingSupplier Performance ManagementTechnology Roadmap DevelopmentAnalytical SkillsCommunication SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering or Business related field or equivalent, plus at least 6 years of relevant experience in the colocation industry

At least 5 years of Sourcing or Partner Management experience in Network related products and services

Knowledge of purchasing, and supply chain processes, with analytical and results focused approach

Experience in Colocation business, overall Colocation market and associated performance and cost models

Product knowledge among industry sectors Content Delivery Networks, Backbone Networks and IP Services, their operation and associated performance and cost models

Willing to travel about 25% of the time and work across various time zones