Program Manager - Recycle Planning and Operations

ByteDance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance is seeking a planning expert for the Service Supply Chain, focusing on hardware rental management and end-of-life resource recycling for servers and spare parts. You will manage aging inventory, decommissioning projects, and cross-functional coordination across Europe and the US.

Responsibilities include identifying aging inventory, optimizing disposition solutions, and ensuring on-time disassembly and repair of spare parts while supporting regional implementation efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; strong data sorting and reporting skills.
• Knowledge of data center supply chain and planning/delivery of servers, switches and spare parts.
• Ability to balance repetitive operations with phased project work and execute tasks meticulously.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Aging inventory review and disposal at RDC in non-China regions; monitor inventory health and disposal requests.
• Optimize end-of-life lifecycle and increase internal reuse opportunities for hardware resources.
• Lead large-scale decommissioning projects across non-China countries as PM and coordinate cross-functional plans.
• Disassembly and spare parts repair planning and on-time fulfillment in Europe and the United States.
• Support cross-functional implementation of supply chain projects in Europe and the United States.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

Office tools

Data center knowledge

Attention to detail

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or above (Supply Chain/Industrial Engineering/Management related)

Tools

Office software

Job description

Responsibilities

The Planning & Supply team of the Service Supply Chain is responsible for the hardware rental management; planning, supply and reverse management for spare parts; large-scale decommissioning project management; and resource recycling solutions and operations.

Our business spans multiple regions worldwide, focusing on servers and its spare parts. Our operational management objectives are to ensure efficient delivery of servers, after-sales spare parts support, and maximize value creation from end-of-life resource recycling.

By joining this team, you will integrate into the supply chain domain of hyperscale data center hardware infrastructure. You will experience the hardware resource management philosophy behind a massive server fleet, the unique value of the after-sales supply chain, and innovation opportunities driven by continuous optimization and transformation.

We are looking for a self-motivated planning expert who is experienced in server related planning or life cycle management. You will be responsible for planning and execution management of different scenarios.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Responsible for aging inventory review and disposal process at RDC in non-China regions: conduct periodic reviews of inventory health, identify aging inventory disposal requests, apply and monitoring the delivery
• Focus on hardware end-of-life (EOL) lifecycle, seek optimization of resource disposition solutions and value recovery enhancement, and increase internal reuse opportunities for hardware resources
• Lead large-scale decommissioning projects across non-China countries; serve as Project Manager (PM) to coordinate cross-functional teams in developing decommissioning execution plans, and provide support and management for decommissioning execution progress, processes, and outcomes. Support and coordinate component resource reuse requirements within decommissioning projects
• Responsible for proactive disassembly and spare parts repair operations in Europe and the United States. Develop production and delivery plans for disassembly and repair based on spare parts demand, coordinate cross-functional support for implementation, and achieve on-time fulfillment of disassembled spare parts.
• Support local implementation, execution, and cross-functional collaboration of supply chain projects in Europe and the United States

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above, major in Supply Chain Management, Management Science, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration and other related majors
• Familiar with basic office and supply chain management tools, capable of independent data sorting, progress tracking and report output.
• Have cognition of data center infrastructure supply chain business, familiar with the planning and delivery process of server, switch, spare parts, and understand the basic logic of planning and inventory management
• Strict and meticulous in work, patient and responsible, able to balance repetitive operational work and phased project work, with strong task execution.
• Demonstrated experience in working collaboratively in cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in Service supply chain related job.
• Experienced in datahall decommission projects.
• Excellent cross-department and internal & external communication and coordination capabilities, able to efficiently dock multi-party stakeholders.
• Strong logical and structured thinking skills
• Experienced in hardware planning and inventory management, project management is preferred.

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

Reasonable Accommodation

ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $108000 - $208800 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.