Strategic Sourcing Manager - Outsourcing

Meta is currently searching for an experienced professional to join our Strategic Sourcing team as Sourcing Manager, with a core focus on Trust & Safety outsourcing programs. The mission of Trust and Safety is to build and run world-class processes at a global scale that minimize harm to people and society; and maximize success and well-being of our ecosystem of people, community, businesses and partners. This is a unique opportunity to work with a wide variety of internal teams and impact the company's growth by providing outsourcing/sourcing solutions. As part of Meta's Strategic Sourcing organization within Finance, Strategic Sourcing is responsible for end-to-end sourcing, market and spend analysis, contract negotiations, professional services and purchases. The Sourcing Manager will work closely with business teams across Meta and its affiliates to develop and execute sourcing, contracting and purchasing strategies to drive business objectives. This position will be supporting global projects and may require traveling internationally.

• Develop collaborative relationships with key stakeholders across Meta to strategically develop, implement and optimize outsourcing/sourcing and vendor management solutions.
• Actively identify, track and manage issues and risks for the projects.
• Identify, develop and deploy industry-leading supplier management, procurement and category management practices.
• Prepare and manage sourcing documents, contracts, statements of work and related procurement documents. Drive legal, financial and technological aspects of outsourced programs.
• Lead contract negotiations that optimize value to the company.
• Ensure program success through performance management and governance methodologies, in collaboration with the business.
• Balance business requirements versus technical constraints and maximize business benefits.
• Manage complex outsourcing/sourcing projects (including planning, execution, measurement, and optimization of projects).
• Collaborate with Global Outsourcing/Sourcing Category Teams, Contract Management Teams, Procurement Operations Teams, and Procure-to-Pay to develop sound operational processes.
• Ensure regional/local processes are aligned to Meta's global operating model. Understand and apply policies, standards and practices established for vendor management.
• Build and cultivate strategic relationships with key suppliers.
• Think strategically and operationally/tactically.
• Manage, coordinate and support special projects as needed.

• BS/BA degree or higher
• 4+ years of experience in outsourcing
• Experience in planning, sourcing, negotiating, contracting and supplier management
• Experience working with and building successful relationships with business stakeholders, cross-functional groups and third parties
• Experience driving change and improving end-to-end processes
• Knowledge of legal, financial and technology components of outsourcing/sourcing

• MBA degree
• Experience sourcing and scaling the creation of custom data sets, with various Supplier models including diverse paid participant engagement, distribution of sensitive prototypes, and Supplier performed real world collection among others
• Experience working in a global and virtual environment, both internally and with suppliers
• Experience with program management, vendor accountability and optimizing performance
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, and experience applying these skills to resolve issues strategically
• Experience negotiating, breaking down cost models and knowledge on the drivers of ROI