Manager, Data Center Infrastructure Category Management - Power and Connectivity

Meta Meta · Big Tech · Fremont, CA

Meta is seeking a Manager for Data Center Infrastructure Category Management, focusing on Power and Connectivity. This role involves developing sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, and optimizing costs and risks for critical infrastructure, including AI and custom silicon development. The position requires leadership experience in engineering and supply chain, with a focus on hyperscale data centers. While the role involves integrating AI tools for workflow optimization and adhering to ethical AI practices, its core function is in supply chain management for infrastructure, not direct AI/ML model development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop domain strategies to yield optimal economic and supply risk outcomes for all critical data center technology infrastructure
  2. Lead the active management of external partner relationships at the C-suite level, including commercial and supply agreements
  3. Influence internal infrastructure product direction both commercially and technically to yield optimal results
  4. Manage supply chain risks and optionality to ensure the timely delivery of quality infrastructure products globally
  5. Develop sourcing strategies that address the unique needs of supply chain and manufacturing at hyperscale

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, electrical systems or another relevant technical field, or the equivalent combination of experience
  • 5+ years experience leading and managing teams within an engineering and supply chain organization
  • Demonstrated understanding of data center infrastructure solutions and technology and supplier roadmaps across power, cooling, connectivity, and controls domains
  • Demonstrated experience to successfully negotiate large, complex agreements covering a wide range of technologies
  • Experience working in hyperscale DC environment and/or construction industries
  • Demonstrated track record of developing and successfully executing complex supply chain strategies in relevant technical or service domains
  • Experience in NPI launches, product ramp, sustaining support, and end-of-life cycle for data center infrastructure products in a large-scale environment
  • Experience setting long term sourcing strategy and executing through team members reliably
  • Demonstrated experience in hiring, training, and developing sourcing teams
  • Experience in cross functional partnership and enabling the success of others
  • Experience transforming business systems, models, and achieving results relative to goals.
  • Demonstrated skills questioning the norm, thinking out-of-bounds, and delivering
  • Experience with total cost of ownership (TCO) and developing system solutions to optimize performance aligned to KPIs

Nice to have

  • MBA or Master of Science degree in an engineering field
  • Program management experience

What the JD emphasized

  • AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows
  • responsible, ethical AI practices
  • ongoing AI skill development