Contract Manufacturing Manager

Meta • Sunnyvale, CA • 2h ago

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 most suitable 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:

Identify and engage the CM/JDM/ODM partners to enable the cutting-edge technologies and products with best-in-class quality, delivery and cost
Develop, sustain and grow a meaningful relationship with our partners to influence their strategy, ensuring 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 technical, operational, and commercial requirements (including MVA, NRE & CapEx)
Manage budget process for Opex and CapEx with cross-functional teams and various levels of management, reporting spend vs actual
Lead and manage cost optimization opportunities with partner and internal cross-functional teams, including leading design and cost trade-off conversation during development stages to influence production design and manufacturing processes for optimal product outcomes
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 action plans
Collaborate with the strategy team to develop our CM supplier strategies (including EMS industry, global business climate and competitive landscape)
Develop relationships with key stakeholders to identify opportunities to leverage our partners capability to grow our business
Manage escalations from the teams and address the concerns with the partner to drive short-term and long-term improvement actions

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:
8+ years of progressive Supply Chain experience with primary focus on Contract Manufacturing in the high-volume hardware manufacturing
8+ years of experience managing international supply base, including experience with Asia-based partners to support our current contract manufacturing operations in the region
Experience building Supplier Relationships
Proven background in supplier/evaluation/selection, predictive cost models, contract negotiations and supply base management
Experience communicating and influencing all levels of management
Experience operating in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
Experience working in and managing high volume, consumer electronic product launches and delivery
BS degree in a related engineering discipline or equivalent experience
Willingness to travel (10-15% of time) and open to work with different time zones

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/@context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/@context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
Experience making progress on loosely defined problems by identifying key decisions, gathering relevant data, and driving alignment across stakeholders, while prioritizing multiple work threads to maximize impact

Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
Broad experience in factory operations, quality, hardware and electrical engineering, product safety and compliance, logistics and trade compliance

Public Compensation:

$151,000/year to $210,000/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 stereo@types, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@meta.com.

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