Network Site Investments Manager

The Network Site Investments Manager, Systems Analyst will act as the primary contact for Accounting & Finance, reporting, and providing financial forecasts while contracting for and executing lease agreements for the colocation business with the Meta supply base. Sourcing activities will include but not be limited to identification of product and service availability and options, developing and setting a negotiation and sourcing strategy, partnering with Meta Network Engineering to develop a business and technology roadmap for the Meta Backbone Network and driving strategic sourcing decisions on a global basis.The Network Site Investments Manager will lead and support the development, implementation, and management of global strategies to provide the Meta production network with competitive cost, optimal flexibility, and reliable delivery and availability performance.Working closely with the Network Engineering team, the Network Site Investments Manager will communicate and implement strategies, contracts, and pricing with an overall focus on maintaining long-term partner relationships and managing total costs of ownership to a minimum. Network Site Investments Manager Responsibilities: Contract Strategy and Execution: Lead the business negotiation process with internal partners and supplier. Own closure on contract. Develop negotiation approach, fallback positions, acceptable terms and conditions through to closure RFx Services: Own and lead the supplier interface for all RFI, RFP and RFQ services. Partner with appropriate internal stakeholders. Present RFx results to evaluation team and drive the closure of a sourcing decision SLA Performance: Measure, manage and improve supplier actual performance against negotiated SLA Competitive Benchmarking: Identify key benchmark suppliers in RFx efforts. Partner to identify evaluation criterion and provide relevant data back to internal Meta team Cost Modeling: Own and provide industry and actual unit and service cost data which feeds into TCO and RFx. Drive continual improvement of productivity Technology Roadmap: Partner with Meta Network Engineering to coordinate suppliers and review supplier technology and services roadmaps Preferred Supplier Management: Identify, qualify and formalize which suppliers are Meta's preferred supplier list. Partner with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment. Guide business to preferred supplier list On-time Delivery: Measure, report and action to improve delivery performance Ongoing Cost Productivity: Measure, report and action cost productivity as a function of market pricing Scorecard Management: Lead measuring supplier performance, root causing issues, and driving improved performance. Own all aspects of supplier performance Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering or Business related field or equivalent, plus 6+ years of relevant experience in the colocation industry 5+ years of Sourcing or Partner Management experience in Network related products and services Knowledge of purchasing, and supply chain processes, with analytical and results focused approach Experience in Colocation business, overall Colocation market and associated performance and cost models Product knowledge among industry sectors Content Delivery Networks, Backbone Networks and IP Services, their operation and associated performance and cost models Willing to travel about 25% of the time and work across various time zones Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge of network architecture, including backbone networks and edge delivery infrastructure Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies MBA or advanced degree in Supply Chain Management, Finance, or related field Experience with data center colocation providers and infrastructure lease …

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