What are the responsibilities and job description for the Network Hardware Infrastructure Planning Manager position at META?
Meta is seeking a Planning Manager to lead and optimize our Network Hardware (NWHW) demand and supply planning within our Infra Supply Chain and Engineering (ISCE) Organization. This includes developing partnerships internally and externally to build mid-to-long range demand outlooks to inform business strategy and execution. This role presents an opportunity for a technically adept individual to drive supply chain initiatives in network deployment and significantly impact the performance of our operations. The capacity to act decisively and manage projects in a dynamic environment will be critical to success.
Network Hardware Infrastructure Planning Manager Responsibilities
- Develop partnerships with Sourcing, Engineering and Finance teams to build the mid-to-long term demand planning and forecasting strategies.
- Partner to develop an optimized supply plan to support build out of Network, Data Center Construction and Compute & Storage. Work closely with suppliers to build production capacity, and alternatives for material constraints. Make informed trade-off decisions when operating in limited resource environments to source a reliable supply plan.
- Develop and build forecasting models and related strategies in collaboration with Network and data science engineering teams that incorporate cost optimization, Network deployment demands and Network Topology. Develop what-if planning models (flexibility simulator) and planning systems for demand (Oracle).
- Build and utilize planning software to manage supply chain processes. Collaborate with our Enterprise Products and Analytics teams to continually enhance our automation efforts, optimizing efficiency and accuracy in our supply chain operations.
- Build out network hardware technical forecasting models that consider the engineering options for network topology and collaborate with NetEng partners in driving demand trade-offs.
- Work with cross-functional partners to identify cost reduction opportunities. This includes strategies such as excess & obsolescence reduction, work with engineering for design for Manufacturing, NPI for design sign-off and transition, holding statistically planned safety stock, and overall building inventory optimization techniques at the rack and commodity level.
- Communicate the plan and its commitments across the organization, including up to the leadership level and across various cross-functional teams, ensuring a clear understanding of supply commitments and potential implications.
- Drive the IBP / S&OP cycle, ensuring that it aligns with overall business objectives and maintaining a seamless process from start to end.
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
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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.
116,000 / year to $170,000 / year bonus equity benefits
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Salary : $170,000
