Commercial Sourcing Manager, Power and Cooling Infrastructure Equipment

Meta; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Commercial Sourcing Manager for Power and Cooling Infrastructure Equipment. You will define multi-year category strategies, lead end-to-end sourcing, negotiate contracts, and manage strategic supplier relationships to ensure cost, quality, and capacity targets are met.

You will collaborate with data center engineering and construction teams to align procurement with capacity growth, technology roadmaps, and environmental requirements.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, category management, or procurement for power and cooling infrastructure equipment or related mechanical and electrical systems.
• Experience leading end-to-end sourcing processes including RFx development, supplier evaluation, commercial negotiation, and contract execution for capital equipment categories.
• Experience developing category strategies that incorporate market intelligence, total cost of ownership analysis, and supply risk assessment.
• Experience managing supplier relationships and driving measurable improvements in supplier performance across cost, quality, and delivery.
• Experience communicating complex sourcing strategies and supplier performance data to cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute multi-year category strategies for power and cooling infrastructure equipment, including market analysis, supplier segmentation, and sourcing roadmaps aligned to data center capacity growth
• Lead competitive sourcing events, contract negotiations, and supplier selection processes for high-value power and cooling equipment categories
• Develop and manage strategic supplier relationships, conducting regular business reviews to drive performance improvements in quality, delivery, cost, and capacity
• Analyze total cost of ownership across the power and cooling supply base, identifying and executing cost reduction and value engineering opportunities in collaboration with engineering and design teams
• Partner with data center engineering, construction, and capacity planning teams to align sourcing strategies with technology roadmaps and infrastructure deployment schedules

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Procurement

RFx development

Contract negotiations

Executive communication

Supply risk assessment

Job description

Infrastructure Products and Services (IPS) delivers innovative, cost-effective, and high-quality infrastructure solutions across the full Plan-to-Deliver lifecycle, from category strategy and supplier operations through capacity delivery, advanced technology, and site services. Category Sourcing Managers sit at the core of that lifecycle. You will set multi-year category strategies, lead sourcing and negotiation, own the commercial terms and agreements that underpin supply, develop and sustain executive relationships across the supply base, and manage supplier performance. Securing supply, optimizing total cost of ownership, and enabling the on‑time delivery of critical infrastructure at global scale.

Commercial Sourcing Manager, Power and Cooling Infrastructure Equipment Responsibilities

• Define and execute multi-year category strategies for power and cooling infrastructure equipment, including market analysis, supplier segmentation, and sourcing roadmaps aligned to data center capacity growth
• Lead competitive sourcing events, contract negotiations, and supplier selection processes for high‑value power and cooling equipment categories
• Develop and manage strategic supplier relationships, conducting regular business reviews to drive performance improvements in quality, delivery, cost, and capacity
• Analyze total cost of ownership across the power and cooling supply base, identifying and executing cost reduction and value engineering opportunities in collaboration with engineering and design teams
• Assess and mitigate supply chain risks associated with power and cooling equipment, including geopolitical exposure, single‑source dependencies, long‑lead‑time components, and commodity price volatility
• Partner with data center engineering, construction, and capacity planning teams to align sourcing strategies with technology roadmaps and infrastructure deployment schedules
• Establish and track supplier capacity commitments to ensure supply availability supports Meta's global data center build pipeline
• Drive supplier development initiatives to qualify new sources of supply, expand geographic diversity, and improve supply chain resilience for critical power and cooling categories
• Develop executive‑level reporting and category insights, communicating sourcing strategy, supplier performance, and risk posture to cross‑functional stakeholders and leadership
• Collaborate with legal, finance, and sustainability teams to structure contracts that reflect Meta's commercial, compliance, and environmental requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, category management, or procurement for power and cooling infrastructure equipment or related mechanical and electrical systems
• Experience leading end‑to‑end sourcing processes including RFx development, supplier evaluation, commercial negotiation, and contract execution for capital equipment categories
• Experience developing category strategies that incorporate market intelligence, total cost of ownership analysis, and supply risk assessment
• Experience managing supplier relationships and driving measurable improvements in supplier performance across cost, quality, and delivery
• Experience communicating complex sourcing strategies and supplier performance data to cross‑functional teams and executive stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Familiarity with commodity market dynamics affecting power and cooling equipment, including copper, steel, and refrigerant supply chains
• Experience sourcing power and cooling equipment specifically for hyperscale or large‑scale data center environments
• Experience applying should‑cost modeling or value engineering methodologies to capital equipment categories
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Experience working cross‑functionally with data center engineering or construction teams to align procurement strategy with infrastructure design and deployment timelines
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

About 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.

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$151,000/year to $210,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.