Strategic Sourcing Manager, Core Technologies – Humanoid Robotics

Meta; Redmond, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta Reality Labs seeks a Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead Core Technologies in humanoid robotics, identifying and developing long-term supplier partnerships aligned to our product roadmap and timing needs.

You will collaborate across Industrial Design, Hardware Engineering, and Product Management to deliver high-quality components and modules on schedule, while applying data-driven, strategic analysis to navigate ambiguity and optimize value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in consumer electronics or technology industry.
• Experience scaling technologies from concept through mass production.
• Experience articulating points of view to executive management.
• Experience working with Hardware and Systems Engineering during product development.
• Experience building relationships with Engineering and Product Management.
• Experience in supplier evaluation/selection, should-cost modeling, contract negotiation, and supplier cost competitiveness.
• Ability to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.
• Factory management and operations experience.
• Experience implementing responsible AI practices and NTI.
• Experience with AI tools and staying current with emerging technologies.
• Master's degree or PhD in technical discipline, and/or MBA.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing for Core Technologies in humanoid robotics and align supplier strategy with the product roadmap.
• Identify, select, and develop long-term partnerships for new technologies.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Industrial Design, Hardware Engineering, and Product Management to deliver components and modules.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

Executive stakeholder communication

Supplier evaluation

Contract negotiation

NTI/AI familiarity

Hardware/Systems integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Master's degree or PhD in technical field or MBA

Job description

The Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Development Engineering Group at Meta Reality Labs is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead one of our most strategic technology categories: Core Technologies in humanoid robotics that spans broad categories of technologies. This role focuses on identifying, selecting, and developing long-term partnerships for new and sophisticated technologies through early cross-functional engagement with Industrial Design, Hardware Engineering, and Product Management. You will align external partner strategy to internal product roadmap needs, delivering high-quality components and modules at the right time, speed, and cost. The ideal candidate will have high ambition to impact both business and technical challenges, excelling not only in NPI/MP but also in NTIs and concept explorations. Success requires demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity through data-driven analysis, evaluation of alternatives, open-mindedness, strategic thinking, and experience communicating technical and strategic decisions in writing and verbally to cross-functional and executive stakeholders.

Bachelor's degree in engineering or extensive experience in related field 10+ years of experience in consumer electronics or technology industry, with experience scaling technologies from concept stage through mass production

• Experience articulating points of view to executive management while executing on plans when directed
• Experience working embedded with Hardware and Systems Engineering throughout the product development process
• Experience building relationships with Engineering, Product Management, and other cross-functional partners; ability to drive discussions on technical specification optimization and feature vs. value trade-offs
• Experience building and influencing relationships at suppliers' executive level with a holistic view of supplier core capabilities, enabling future collaboration in new and uncharted technology domains
• Data-driven problem-solving skills to address multi-dimensional problems with high uncertainty across multiple functional teams
• Experience in supplier evaluation/selection, should-cost modeling, contract negotiation, and supply base management
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25%
• Factory management and operations experience
• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
• Experience working on New Technology Introduction (NTI)
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Experience and knowledge in custom mechanicals, display, cameras, and sensing technologies
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
• Experience in financial statement analysis to derive should-cost models and assess supplier cost competitiveness and financial strength, as well as gathering market intelligence
• Master's degree or PhD in a technical discipline, and/or MBA