Strategic Sourcing Manager, Custom Mechanical — Hardware

Meta; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 234,000; Full time

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Job summary

Meta is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead custom mechanical component sourcing for our hardware product portfolio, spanning consumer devices, wearables, and augmented and virtual reality platforms.

You will own end-to-end sourcing strategy for precision mechanical parts, assemblies, and enclosures, partnering with engineering, operations, and supply chain teams to bring next-generation hardware products to market at scale.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain management, or procurement within a consumer electronics or hardware product company.
• 8+ years of experience sourcing custom mechanical components, including precision machined parts, injection-molded plastics, die castings, sheet metal fabrications, and mechanical assemblies.
• Experience developing should-cost models and conducting cost analysis for custom mechanical parts and manufacturing processes.
• Experience negotiating and executing supply agreements and long-term contracts with mechanical component suppliers.
• Experience leading cross-functional programs involving mechanical engineering, operations, quality, and finance stakeholders to deliver hardware products at scale.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the sourcing strategy for custom mechanical components.
• Build and maintain should-cost models to set cost targets.
• Lead supplier selection with RFIs/RFQs and evaluations.
• Negotiate supply agreements and long-term contracts.
• Drive Early Supplier Involvement in design-for-manufacturability.
• Manage strategic supplier relationships with quarterly reviews.
• Benchmark fabrication technologies and supplier capabilities.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to align sourcing with milestones.
• Identify and mitigate supply chain risks; develop dual-sourcing strategies.
• Lead process improvements using data analytics and AI workflows.

Job description

Meta is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead custom mechanical component sourcing for our hardware product portfolio, spanning consumer devices, wearables, and augmented and virtual reality platforms.

You will own end-to-end sourcing strategy for precision mechanical parts, assemblies, and enclosures, partnering with engineering, operations, and supply chain teams to bring next-generation hardware products to market at scale.