Manager, Sourcing Cost Center & Market Intelligence

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 179,000 - 249,000; Full time

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Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

A leading tech company in Menlo Park seeks a Tech Lead & Manager to oversee the sourcing cost center and market intelligence. This role involves managing a team, providing cost insights, negotiating contracts, and leading value optimization initiatives. The ideal candidate has experience in data center infrastructure and a strong background in supply chain processes. A bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required, and a master's degree is preferred. Compensation ranges from $179,000 to $249,000 annually, plus bonus and equity.

Qualifications

• Experience leading cross-functional mission critical infrastructure programs.
• Demonstrated management and leadership experience in operations performance improvement.
• Proven ability to negotiate with commodity manufacturers and service providers.

Responsibilities

• Manage a cross-functional team for cost & market intelligence.
• Deliver cost intelligence for procurement and negotiations.
• Lead design-for-value and value engineering efforts.

Skills

Data Center Infrastructure technology

Cost intelligence

Cross-functional team leadership

Supplier performance management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, engineering, or sciences

Master's degree or business degree

Job description

Overview

Global Technology sourcing team in Infra Supply Chain & Engineering has a mission to deliver industry-leading technology sourcing to enable accelerated capacity delivery with best in class time to market, resiliency, performance, and total cost of ownership. We are looking for a highly experienced Tech Lead & Manager, Sourcing cost center & Market Intelligence to help further our mission to lead cost effectiveness and efficiency in a rapidly evolving market.

Responsibilities

• Manage a cross-functional team responsible for cost & market intelligence contributing high value analytics for key infrastructure areas (data center, network equipment, AI, Compute & Storage platforms, racks, and cloud services) for cloud, data center and network equipment, AI, compute & storage components & racks, and services
• Build, develop and lead a high-quality global team of cost and business analysts through mentorship, guidance and career development
• Deliver cost intelligence and coordinate all sources of cost information for the cost lifecycle - budget, negotiations, procurement and cash flows
• Drive and lead design-for-value and value engineering efforts to optimize for total cost of ownership for components and equipment in partnership with Technical Sourcing Managers and Engineering teams
• Partner with sourcing managers in the supply chain strategy for the negotiation and procurement of equipment, commodity, and service agreements
• Provide insights into business, risks and trends pertaining to supply chain cost through market intelligence, process refinement and proactive risk monitoring
• Work with executives from partner companies, and use competitive intelligence, financial analysis and market research to identify compelling cost trends and opportunities
• Lead partnerships and collaborate extensively with Engineering, Finance, Accounting, and Sourcing teams to deliver cost-effective operations
• Develop, maintain, and automate cost reporting, goals, metrics, and actual & estimated cost savings and avoidance in partnership with Finance and sourcing teams
• Establish and foster collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders and find creative ways to overcome obstacles to ensure delivery of cost goals

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, engineering, sciences or similar field
• Demonstrated experience in Data Center Infrastructure technology and critical service procurement environment
• Experience leading cross-functional mission critical infrastructure commodity, equipment, and services programs, as well as negotiating with commercial management of commodity & equipment manufacturers and services providers
• Demonstrated management and leadership experience growing and developing a team, leading operations performance improvement, creating a vision, and following through with strategy and execution in the infrastructure technology space
• Experience in managing improvements to supply chain, project management and supplier performance processes

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or business degree

About Meta

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$179,000/year to $249,000/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.