Senior PCB/FPC Sourcing Strategist

Meta; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta's Reality Labs hardware group seeks a strategic sourcing manager to own PCB/FPCA sourcing and supplier strategy across AR/VR and wearable devices. You will influence supplier selections, drive cross-functional alignment, and negotiate long-term agreements for high-variant PCB/FPC portfolios.

Responsibilities include capacity planning, should-cost modeling, and leveraging AI-enabled workflows to optimize total cost while mitigating supply risks in a constrained market.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain management, or commodity management with a focus on PCB, FPC/FPCA, or related electronic interconnect technologies
• Experience leading cross-functional teams through new product introduction and product development for consumer electronics or wearable hardware programs
• Experience developing and executing supplier strategies including technology evaluation, qualification, commercial negotiation, and long-term relationship management
• Experience identifying supply chain risks and developing mitigation strategies across complex, multi-program hardware portfolios
• Experience building cost models and driving cost reduction on a technical commodity
• Experience with supply and capacity planning on long-lead technical commodities, including forecasting, buffer strategy, and managing constrained allocation
• Experience communicating sourcing strategy, supplier performance, and program status to technical and business stakeholders at multiple levels of an organization
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related field

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute PCB and FPC sourcing strategies aligned to Meta's hardware product roadmap across AR/VR and wearable device programs
• Own supplier identification, qualification, and selection for PCB, FPC, and rigid-flex assemblies used in wearable and miniaturized form factors
• Drive cross-functional alignment across hardware engineering, electrical engineering, supply chain, quality, and manufacturing operations to hit new product introduction milestones for PCB and FPC components
• Manage strategic supplier relationships, including technology roadmap reviews, capacity planning, and long-term supply agreements with PCB and FPC partners
• Lead commercial negotiations covering pricing, tooling, NRE, and contractual terms to optimize total cost of ownership
• Own supply planning across a high-variant PCB and FPC portfolio, forecasting at the sub-component BOM level rather than bare board, and securing capacity and long-lead material commitments against Tier 4 and Tier 5 lead times
• Set buffer and inventory strategy with suppliers and planning partners to service demand upside within lead time while limiting stranded-inventory exposure on configuration variants
• Build and maintain should-cost models at the panel, layer-count, and material level, and drive year-over-year cost reduction
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risk across PCB and FPC commodities, including allocation exposure, laminate and copper lead times, and stranded-inventory liability from demand shifts, and develop contingency strategies that protect program continuity
• Benchmark PCB and FPC manufacturing technologies, materials, and supplier capabilities to inform sourcing decisions and influence internal design-for-manufacturability standards
• Partner with hardware engineering to influence stack-up design, material selection, and flex routing decisions that improve manufacturability, cost, and supply resilience
• Contribute to broader commodity strategy by sharing market intelligence, supplier performance data, and technology insights across the hardware sourcing team
• Leverage AI tools and agentic workflows to automate and scale commodity coverage

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Cross-functional leadership

Cost modeling

Supplier relationship mgmt

Negotiation

Forecasting/capacity planning

PCB/FPC technical理解

Hardware program experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field

Job description

Meta's Reality Labs hardware group seeks a strategic sourcing manager to own PCB/FPCA sourcing and supplier strategy across AR/VR and wearable devices. You will influence supplier selections, drive cross-functional alignment, and negotiate long-term agreements for high-variant PCB/FPC portfolios.

Responsibilities include capacity planning, should-cost modeling, and leveraging AI-enabled workflows to optimize total cost while mitigating supply risks in a constrained market.