Meta is seeking an Inventory Operations Lead to optimize inventory operations for all of Meta’s infrastructure (Servers, Data Centers, Network) supply chain, balancing delivery, flexibility, supply competence, and cost.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in operations research, industrial engineering, supply chain management, inventory or related field
- 3+ years of experience in coding/scripting languages such as Python, R, Java, C, C++, PHP
- Experience working with distributed systems at scale
- Experience in infrastructure operations and technical infrastructure knowledge
- Experience in supply chain operations optimization
- Masters or Ph.D. degree in Operations Research and/or Industrial Engineering
- 12+ years of technical and manufacturing operations experience in the hardware systems industry
Responsibilities
- Own infrastructure supply chain inventory operations for Meta (as part of Meta’s overall capacity delivery plan): including servers, network, and data center equipment from components through manufacturing to finished goods
- Design improvements to software systems to optimize inventory operations efficiency and accuracy, partner with software engineers to implement and contribute code yourself
- Develop and analyze business, manufacturing, and logistics data and scenarios to solve complex problems in manufacturing operations and hardware logistics and delivery
- Develop and apply stochastic models to simulate complex manufacturing systems, including production capacity, throughput, and material flow
- Analyze simulation results to identify bottlenecks, optimize production, and improve overall system performance
- Contribute to end to end supply chain processes (as part of Meta’s overall capacity delivery plan), methodologies, and data to deliver an executable and optimized supply plan
- Build mathematical models to perform simulation and optimization studies of manufacturing flow & capacity considering material inputs, supply partners, and logistics
Other
- This role is very cross-functional and provides an opportunity to work with our supply chain partners and a variety of engineering and business teams
- Experience working with cross-functional teams
- Experience managing ambiguity, with a drive for continuous learning
- Proven experience interfacing with and establishing relationships with management at suppliers or customers
- Experience interfacing with internal & external partners in a cross-functional environment, requiring autonomous judgment while coordinating people and technical resources
