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Npi Materials Program Manager

United States, Sunnyvale 121000.00 - 177000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted March 20, 2026
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The mission of the NPI Materials Program Management team is to drive material strategy and execution to support the robust product roadmap, balancing supply flexibility and cost exposure. Meta Reality Labs is seeking a dedicated NPI Materials Program Manager to support material strategy, managing material budget, driving material readiness, and mitigating material E&O throughout product life cycle. Leads pre-production material planning, forecasting, and supply readiness to enable new product development and supply qualification for all RL products from POC through DVT. As a NPI 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. We have an exciting roadmap and you are expected to bring in your supply chain knowledge to tackle ambiguity and complexity.

Job Responsibility

  • Design and implement Material Drive strategy to manage the appropriate buffer and flexibility at component level, enabling quick response to the demand change
  • Supports overall NPI Build readiness & Critical To Business by collaborating with XFN Team (Technical Program Manager, Electrical Engineer, Global Supply Manager, Product Development, Product Cost Engineering, Operationss Program Managers) and CMs on material drive, component shortages, & driving supply solutions that mitigates risk and provides shortage recovery
  • Drive cross-functional alignment on Post Ramp Qualification priority and material allocation between sites and programs to optimize supply chain
  • Collaborates with Contract Manufacturers, Engineering, PCE, & GSM to assess sourcing opportunities (multiple source, alternate source, multiple flow/site, along with driving XFN Risk Buy approval and procurement kick off
  • Partner with HW Engineering and Contract Manufactures partners to develop a configuration plan that both qualifies supply and streamlines manufacturing setup
  • Track NPI spend against the Engineering Budget, and mitigates against Excess and Obsolescence from development builds
  • Run regular CTB reviews to drive closing material shortages with GSM, Planning, OPM 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
  • Manager supply chain transition from engineering to volume production, tracks Bill of Materials release timeline, drives closure on component attribute details for Costed Bill Of Material with XFN, GSM, & Sustaining Materials Program Management, and coordinates all Golden Config requirements

Requirements

  • 5+ years of either material management, supply chain, or purchasing in a high-volume hardware industry
  • Understanding of Engineering component Matrices to drive qualification
  • Experience working in and managing high volume, consumer electronics products launches and delivery
  • Problem-solving foundation and ability to influence and drive decisions with data
  • Advanced modeling and predictive analytical skills with understanding of Excel techniques. VBA, SQL, Tableau, or similar data visualization
  • Experience within complex supply chains, and prior OEM/ODM/JDM management experience
  • MBA or Master's Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or Operations Management preferred
  • Cross-functional partnering experience
  • Track record of building solid relationships and driving alignment/collaboration with cross functional teams internally and externally
  • 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
  • Problem-solving and analytical skills in handling complexity of multiple manufacturing sites

Nice to have

  • MBA or Master's Degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, or Operations Management preferred
  • Cross-functional partnering experience
  • Track record of building solid relationships and driving alignment/collaboration with cross functional teams internally and externally
  • Proven experience in self-developing data models or partnering with IT teams to design and scale tools/systems for efficiency improvement

What we offer

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  • equity
  • benefits

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