Manufacturing Manager Job Sunnyvale area,California USA,Engineering

Position: Contract Manufacturing Manager

Summary

Meta is currently seeking a Contract Manufacturing Manager that will lead and be responsible for the business relationship with our CM/ODM partners to build our innovative AR/VR products. In this role, you will lead the cross-functional efforts to identify, engage and enable the best partner for our consumer hardware business. You will be responsible for developing the strategic relationship with our partners, including negotiating commercial agreements, costs, optimizing the collaboration between the teams and developing long term strategy to grow a robust partnership.

You will work closely with Hardware engineering, Operations, Finance, Legal, Supply Chain Strategy and other cross-functional teams to create an efficient and innovative supply chain to support successful builds, ramps, and sustaining operations.

Required Skills

Contract Manufacturing Manager Responsibilities:

Develop, sustain and grow a meaningful relationship with our partners to ensure best support to our product and advanced technology development

Lead new product RFP/RFQ and business award process, including establishing supplier selection criteria, evaluating suppliers, managing the supplier selection process, and driving final supplier selection in partnership with engineering, technical operations, quality and supplier chain teams

Negotiate commercial agreements with best-in-class pricing, flexibility, quality, delivery, payment, warranty and service terms to meet both technical, operational and commercial requirements (including MVA, NRE & Cap Ex)

Manage budget process for Opex and Cap Ex with cross-function teams and various levels of management, reporting spend vs actual

Lead and manage cost optimization opportunities with partner and internal cross-functional teams

Develop and implement supplier performance measurement systems and conduct periodic supplier business reviews with the management and cross functional teams, and follow through with subsequent improvement actions plans

Manage escalations from the teams and address the concerns with the partner to drive short-term and long-term improvement actions

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years of progressive Supply Chain experience with primary focus on Contract Manufacturing in the high-volume hardware manufacturing

Experience building Supplier Relationships

Proven background in supplier/evaluation/selection, predictive cost models, contract negotiations and supply base management

Experience working in and managing high volume, consumer electronic product launches and delivery

Preferred Qualifications

Broad experience in factory operations, quality, hardware and electrical engineering, product safety and compliance, logistics and trade compliance

Experience navigating through ambiguity and prioritize multiple work threads to maximize impact

Master degree in a related engineering discipline or MBA

Willingness to travel (10-15% of time) and open to work with different time zones

5+ years of experience leading supply base management across Asia, including supplier performance management and cross-functional operations

BS degree in a related engineering discipline or equivalent experience

Experience communicating with all levels of management

Public Compensation

$121,000/year to $177,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry

Internet

Equal Opportunity

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

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