Manager, Infrastructure OEM Operations

Meta•Menlo Park, CA

4d•$179,000 - $249,000

About The Position

Meta is seeking an experienced sourcing and commodity management leader to oversee infrastructure OEM operations supporting Meta's global data center and hardware supply chain. In this role, you will lead a team of sourcing professionals responsible for managing supplier relationships, negotiating contracts, and developing commodity strategies for server, storage, networking, and other infrastructure hardware categories. You will partner closely with hardware engineering, supply chain, finance, and operations teams to ensure supply continuity, cost competitiveness, and strategic alignment across Meta's infrastructure build programs.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in technical sourcing, commodity management, or supply chain management within the infrastructure hardware, data center, or consumer electronics industry
6+ years of experience managing and developing sourcing or supply chain teams, including setting team direction and managing performance
Experience negotiating large-scale contracts with OEM or ODM suppliers for hardware categories such as servers, networking equipment, storage systems, or custom hardware
Experience developing and executing commodity strategies across multiple hardware categories in a high-volume, fast-paced infrastructure environment
Experience partnering with hardware engineering, operations, and finance stakeholders to align sourcing strategy with product and capacity roadmaps

Nice To Haves

Experience building supplier risk management frameworks and leading supply continuity programs across a global supplier base
Experience managing supplier relationships for custom or co-designed infrastructure hardware, including engagement with ODMs on new platform development
Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
Track record of delivering measurable cost savings and supply chain improvements at organizational scale through cross-functional collaboration
Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
Familiarity with data center infrastructure architecture and the technical requirements that drive OEM hardware specifications and supplier selection

Responsibilities

Lead and develop a team of technical sourcing and commodity managers responsible for infrastructure OEM hardware categories including servers, storage, networking, and custom silicon components
Define and execute multi-year commodity strategies that align with Meta's infrastructure capacity planning and data center build roadmaps
Oversee supplier selection, qualification, and performance management for OEM and ODM partners across the infrastructure hardware supply chain
Drive complex, high-value contract negotiations with OEM suppliers, including pricing, supply commitments, quality terms, and technology roadmap alignment
Partner with hardware engineering and product teams to influence supplier roadmaps and ensure early engagement on new infrastructure platform development
Establish and monitor supplier scorecards, KPIs, and risk mitigation frameworks to ensure supply continuity and quality across critical infrastructure programs
Collaborate with finance and capacity planning teams to develop total cost of ownership models and deliver cost reduction targets across managed commodity categories
Build organizational capability by defining team structure, hiring, and developing sourcing talent to support growing infrastructure procurement scope
Provide executive-level reporting and recommendations on supply risk, market dynamics, and commodity cost trends affecting infrastructure operations
Drive process improvements and sourcing best practices across the team to increase efficiency, reduce cycle time, and improve supplier accountability