Channel Operations Account Manager

Meta Meta · Big Tech · Sunnyvale, CA

This role focuses on managing channel operations and partner relationships for consumer hardware products, with an emphasis on leveraging AI tools to improve efficiency, automation, and decision-making within supply chain operations. The role involves managing account health, coordinating fulfillment, leading CPFR processes, and identifying opportunities for AI-driven improvements.

What you'd actually do

  1. Manage day-to-day operational relationships with channel partners, serving as the primary point of contact for order management, fulfillment escalations, and supply chain issue resolution
  2. Monitor and analyze channel account performance metrics—including fill rates, on-time delivery, inventory levels, and sell-through data—to identify trends and drive corrective actions
  3. Lead CPFR (Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment) processes with channel partners to improve demand visibility, optimize inventory levels, and enhance supply chain coordination
  4. Identify and implement AI-powered tools and automation solutions to streamline channel operations workflows, surface insights, automate routine reporting, and accelerate decision-making across channel accounts
  5. Develop and implement process improvements that reduce friction in channel order-to-delivery workflows and improve partner satisfaction

Skills

Required

  • 6+ years of experience in channel operations, supply chain account management, or partner operations within a consumer electronics or technology products environment
  • Experience with CPFR (Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment) or similar collaborative demand planning processes with channel or retail partners
  • Experience managing channel partner relationships including order management, inventory coordination, and fulfillment performance tracking
  • Experience using data analysis and AI tools to identify operational gaps and drive process improvements, including proficiency with Excel, SQL, or business intelligence platforms
  • Experience communicating complex supply chain or operational information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • 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 ability to integrate AI tools to optimize or redesign workflows and drive measurable operational impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements, automation of manual processes)
  • Experience leading channel business reviews and developing partner scorecards tied to supply chain KPIs
  • Familiarity with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and order management platforms used in channel fulfillment operations
  • Experience managing multi-channel fulfillment complexity across direct, distributor, and retail partner networks
  • Experience working with retail or distribution channel partners in a consumer hardware or wearables product environment
  • Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

What the JD emphasized

  • AI-powered tools and automation solutions
  • AI tools to streamline channel operations workflows
  • AI tools to surface insights
  • AI tools to automate routine reporting
  • AI tools to accelerate decision-making
  • integrate AI tools to optimize or redesign workflows
  • drive measurable operational impact
  • Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact