Job Description

The NPI Materials Manager is responsible for overseeing the readiness, execution, and delivery of all NPI xVT builds to support hardware products for Facebook Data Centers. This function requires strong understanding of NPI product release process, principles and practices of purchasing, supplier management, materials requirements planning, and the ability to work under minimum supervision. In this role, the candidate will partner closely with Sourcing Managers, Manufacturing Quality Engineers, Technical Program Managers, and Hardware Engineering product teams to align commodity and sourcing strategies with product requirements, support TCO analysis, initiate tasks for purchase request, interface with suppliers on build and ship plans, draft statements of work and support BOM accuracy activities, amongst other responsibilities as outlined.

NPI Materials Manager Responsibilities

* Act as the primary liaison between ODM and Facebook teams monitoring, managing and driving the ODM to assure build goals/schedule is being met

* Work cross-functionally to develop and manage product BOM and cost

* Alignment of NPI BOMs to AVL and commodity technologies

* Complete TCO analysis to ensure project cost are meeting or beating cost objectives

* Communicate forecast and verify fulfillment from a materials perspective

* Propose and execute solutions to eliminate shortages impacting build and ship schedules

* Interactions involve strategic and tactical procurement activities in a global environment

Minimum Qualifications

* Bachelors degree in engineering or supply chain or 4+ equivalent years of experience

* 4+ years of supply chain/materials experience in NPI environment

* Proven knowledge of EMS/ODM/JDM/OEM business models, consignment & turnkey materials management, cost modeling, supply chain design, and reverse logistics

* Demonstrated experience driving a plan to bring resolution to differing opinions, reaching out across functional boundaries to drive collaboration and sharing credit in a team environment

* Experience using Agile BOM management tools

* Experience working with Asia based suppliers

* Experience and knowledge with hardware design

* Experience in activities around RFQ package creation, source selection, specification creation, cost analysis, and price negotiation with appropriate team members

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About the Facebook company

Facebook's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Facebook are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities we're just getting started.

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