Materials Program Manager

The mission of the Mass Production Materials Program Management team is to drive dynamic material strategy and execution to support the robust product roadmap, balancing supply flexibility and cost exposure. Meta Reality Labs is seeking a driven and dedicated Materials Program Manager to support material strategy, managing material budget, driving material readiness, and mitigating material E&O throughout product life cycle. As a Material Program Manager, you will work closely with cross-functional partners internally and externally from planning, operations, procurements, quality, finance to Contract Manufacturers, shaping critical strategy/decisions and delivering results. There are a lot of exciting challenges in the product roadmap now. You are expected to bring in your supply chain knowledge to tackle ambiguity and complexity.

Materials Program Manager Responsibilities:

• Drive material availability, readiness and visibility in support of all in-production programs from PVT, ramp, sustaining to end of manufacturing
• Design and implement Material Drive strategy to manage the appropriate buffer and flexibility at component level, enabling quick response to the demand change
• Drive cross-functional alignment on PRQ priority and material allocation between sites and programs to optimize supply chain
• Run regular CTB reviews to drive closing material shortages with GSM, planning, OPS and quality teams
• Manage the day to day execution with external partners such as Contract Manufacturers and distributors and act as escalation for urgent and critical issues
• Drive E&O consolidation and mitigation throughout the supply chain tiers and acquire proper level approval for Financial Reserve and settlement
• Review and improve efficiency of tools (CTB, Liability Curve, E&O Master File etc.)

• 5+ years of either material management, supply chain, or purchasing in a high-volume and fast-paced hardware industry
• Problem-solving and analytical skills in handling complexity of multiple manufacturing sites, SKU mixes and Tier 2 to Tier 5 management
• Experience working in and managing high volume, consumer electronics products launches and delivery
• Track record of building solid relationships and driving alignment/collaboration with cross functional teams internally and externally
• Proven interpersonal and communication skills
• Proven experience in self-developing data models or partnering with IT teams to design and scale tools/systems for efficiency improvement
• BS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing & Operations Engineering or equivalent experience

• Fluency in Mandarin (Chinese) language is highly desirable but not mandatory as the role needs to communicate with partners in China market
• Cross-functional partnering experience
• Track record of identifying, developing and promoting talent