Strategic Network Systems Sourcing Lead

Meta; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta's Global Supply Chain Technology Sourcing team in Austin seeks a Commercial Sourcing Manager focused on Network Systems to develop and execute sourcing strategies for network infrastructure categories, partnering with hardware engineering and operations teams to ensure supply continuity and cost competitiveness.

You will lead negotiations, build strategic supplier relationships, and maintain should-cost models to inform make-versus-buy decisions while mitigating geopolitical and market

Qualifications

• Experience leading sourcing for network infrastructure hardware.
• Strong negotiation and vendor management skills.
• Ability to work across hardware engineering, network architecture, and operations teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute multi-year sourcing strategies for network infrastructure categories including switches, routers, optical transceivers, and related components
• Lead commercial negotiations with network hardware suppliers, including contract structuring, pricing, terms, and long-term supply agreements
• Build and manage strategic supplier relationships, conducting regular business reviews and driving performance improvements against defined metrics
• Collaborate with network engineering and hardware architecture teams to align sourcing decisions with technical roadmaps and product requirements
• Develop and maintain should-cost models for network hardware and components to inform negotiation strategies and make-versus-buy decisions
• Identify, assess, and mitigate supply chain risks arising from geopolitical factors, single-source dependencies, and market volatility in the networking supply base

Skills

Sourcing strategy

Contract negotiations

Supplier management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Meta's Global Supply Chain Technology Sourcing team in Austin seeks a Commercial Sourcing Manager focused on Network Systems to develop and execute sourcing strategies for network infrastructure categories, partnering with hardware engineering and operations teams to ensure supply continuity and cost competitiveness.

You will lead negotiations, build strategic supplier relationships, and maintain should-cost models to inform make-versus-buy decisions while mitigating geopolitical and market