Sourcing Manager Jobs in California

The Global Technology Sourcing Team moves fast and leverages key partnerships to drive technical innovation, high quality standards and cost-savings via a customized supply chain. The Silicon Commercial Sourcing Manager will act as the lead commercial contact for AI & compute silicon/SOC sourcing across the Meta supply base, while developing optionality on sources of supply as required. Sourcing activities will include, but not be limited to, identification of AI silicon availability and options, developing and orchestrating/ leading negotiation and sourcing strategies, partnering with Finance & Meta Hardware Engineering teams to develop a business and technology roadmap in support of Meta’s hardware goals and objectives and driving strategic sourcing decisions on a global basis. The Sourcing Manager will lead complex and visible commercial negotiations & engagements with the supply base and drive differentiating and competitive terms and conditions for Meta. The Sourcing Manager will conduct detailed technology and supply chain risk assessment to ensure the supplier proposed options have high confidence for accelerated volume production. Additionally, the Sourcing Manager will be responsible for exploring innovative structures on joint development models, IP licensing, and technology access to meet time-to-development/time-to-production goals, while managing the total landed cost. This position reports to the Director of technology sourcing.

Commercial Sourcing Manager, CPU Responsibilities:

• Maintain current knowledge of the technology and industry trends for the AI/CPU silicon & SOC technologies and perform competitive analysis on relevant products
• Maintain current knowledge of the sub tier supply chain around cost, risks, and capacity/supply
• Develop, manage and refresh commodity sourcing strategies and roadmaps for silicon(AI/compute) and solid understanding of the actively managed adjacent technologies such as networking and storage
• Develop and maintain relationships with executive management at core silicon suppliers. Influence supplier business models, roadmaps, and support to ensure Meta's commercial and technical requirements are met
• Provide technical commodity and supplier expertise and consulting to design engineering for technology migration and lower TCO
• Drive supplier proposals, RFP and business awards. Resolve all commercial queries arising from the quote/bid process
• Own commercial and operational supply chain expertise in supplier negotiations and provide review and input for product development and master supply agreements
• Support product transfer from NPI to mass-production

Minimum Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in supply chain management, sourcing, or commodity management within the data center, cloud service providers, compute, or AI system hardware industries
• Proven experience to move seamlessly from strategy to execution and deliver tangible results
• Experience influencing, negotiating, building consensus, and making key strategic decisions across technical and business stakeholders
• Experience interfacing with internal and external partners in a fast-paced, often ambiguous, entrepreneurial and cross-functional environment, requiring a wide latitude for independent judgment while coordinating people and technical resources
• In-depth understanding of "should cost" for SOC (silicon and packaging) supply chain and design for value trade-offs
• Direct experience partnering with C-suite executives and leaders in top silicon and SOC supplier partners

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
• Experience leading cross-functional sourcing or supply chain teams, including setting strategy and managing team execution against commodity roadmaps
• 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)

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.