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Meta · 1 day ago

Commercial Sourcing Manager, Data Center Equipment and Integration

Fremont, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$151K/yr - $210K/yr

10+ years exp

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. As a Commercial Sourcing Manager for Data Center Equipment & Integration, you will drive sourcing decisions and manage supplier relationships for critical data center hardware and infrastructure, ensuring high quality standards and cost-savings through a customized supply chain.

Computer Software

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain strategic vendor partnerships for data center equipment and off-site manufacturing/integration through effective relationship management, including implementing and managing performance metrics (e.g., scorecards), conducting regular business reviews to assess performance and identify areas for improvement, and fostering collaborative relationships with key vendors to drive business growth and ensure Meta’s commercial and technical requirements are met

Ensure business metrics are met throughout the end-to-end process, from manufacturing through to delivery and operation at the data center

Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Manufacturing Quality, Strategic Engineering and Design, Global Site Sourcing, Data Center Facility Operations, Data Center Construction, Connectivity, and Partnership

Maintain current knowledge of technology and industry trends for data center equipment and perform analysis on relevant offerings

Manage operations and improve the business by defining and driving core business metrics and risk indicators. Provide metrics to quarterly business reviews to measure supply chain health and forward-looking risk

Drive supplier proposals, RFP/RFI/RFQ, and business awards. Resolve all commercial and technical queries arising from the quote process. Develop negotiation strategy and approach, acceptable terms and conditions, and lead the negotiation team through to closure

Negotiate contracts, including Master Purchase Agreements (MPA), Master Service Agreements (MSA), and Statements of Work (SOW), with a demonstrated understanding of key terms and conditions

Own and provide market and actual unit and total cost data, including development of should-cost models for data center equipment

Drive all critical operations related to assurance of supply and capacity through partnership with Demand/Supply team for accurate demand forecasting, materials management, qualification and reliability management, and supply allocation decisions

Qualification

Supply chain managementContract negotiationData center equipmentShould cost modelingFinancial modelingProcurement toolsAnalytical skillsRelationship managementCross-functional collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in a related technical or business field, or equivalent combination of education and experience in commodity management in a high-tech environment

10+ years of experience in business or supply chain management, with a focus on data center equipment, off-site manufacturing, power, cooling, compute, artificial intelligence systems, or hardware supply chain and associated industries

Experience interfacing with internal and external partners in often ambiguous and cross-functional environments, requiring a wide latitude for judgment while coordinating people and technical resources

In-depth understanding of 'should cost' modeling and trade-offs of make vs buy for data center equipment

Experience analyzing complex data and making informed decisions

Demonstrated experience influencing, negotiating, building consensus, and making key decisions

Experience in improving supply chain and supplier performance, including the use of cost models and objective-based performance measures in data center equipment commodities