Meta · 8 hours ago
Strategic Sourcing Manager (Image Sensors, Optics)
Sunnyvale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$168K/yr - $234K/yr
5+ years expMeta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. They are seeking an experienced sourcing professional with a technical background in image sensors to drive strategy definition and sourcing of image sensor components for various consumer electronics products.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Develop cohesive supply chain and sourcing strategies aligned with product roadmaps, technical and commercial goals. Communicate trade-offs, advise internal partners, drive consensus among key stakeholders and executive leadership
Research and identify potential suppliers of image sensors globally, assess supplier capabilities, technology roadmap, and quality standards, conduct supplier audits and technical assessments
Lead commercial negotiations to secure favorable pricing, terms, and conditions, draft, review, and manage contracts and supply agreements, ensure compliance with company policies and industry regulations
Work closely with cross-functional teams including engineering, product development, and quality teams to define technical requirements
Collaborate with legal, finance, and operations to support sourcing activities
Build and maintain solid relationships with key suppliers
Stay updated on market trends, emerging technologies, and industry landscape in image sensors, provide strategic recommendations to internal stakeholders
Drive supplier readiness activities to execute development builds leading up to ramp, development of process qualifications plans, and defining capacity and capex requirements, clearly identifying deliverables and dependencies
Manage production ramps with suppliers in close collaboration with operational teams, and deliver supply against demand forecast. Build contingency strategies to support and maintain supply continuity through program lifetimes. Monitor supplier performance and resolve issues related to quality, delivery, or cost
Assesses, analyzes, consolidates, and communicates risk and status clearly and succinctly to management, calling out key issues and presenting options for resolution to the cross-functional executive team through the new product reviews and other executive forums
Liaise across cross-functional teams to ensure product cost, manufacturability, reliability, product quality, and safety & compliance performance goals are met
Work with Product Cost Engineers to track and drive product cost targets throughout mass production
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science or higher in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain/Operations discipline or equivalent experience
5+ years' experience in a Sourcing role for high-volume consumer electronics device
Proven background in advanced Image sensor technology and manufacturing processes
Proven problem solving and analytical skills, including advanced skills in Excel
Experience with product features/specifications, manufacturing processes and the supply chain for consumer electronics products
Experience influencing stakeholders, managing internal partnerships, external suppliers and manufacturers
Project management experience, including cross-functional stakeholder management
Experience navigating ambiguity in a time-sensitive environment and prioritize multiple and competing work threads to maximizing impact
Benefits
Bonus
Equity
Benefits
Company
Meta
Meta's mission is to build the future of human connection and the technology that makes it possible.
10001+ employees
Funding
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Director, CEO Communications
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