Drive strategic impact across Meta’s iconic brands as a Global Sourcing Manager to lead category management for Creative Marketing Services. You’ll keep a pulse on industry trends and business requirements and consult with the business to identify and deploy best practices in procurement, category management, and supplier management. You’ll collaborate with various business groups across Marketing, including our internal global agency and cross-functional teams like Finance, Legal, Risk, Contracts, and Compliance, to maximize company value, optimize Marketing’s budget, and mitigate risk. You will shape the future of creative advertising and brand content for Meta, Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Threads, WhatsApp, Mixed Reality and our hardware products.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, supply chain, procurement, finance, management or related field
- 5+ Years of experience in Sourcing & Procurement for Marketing, Creative Marketing or Agency Operations for a brand/client side or related discipline
- Demonstrated success in sourcing, negotiating, and delivering complex contracts in both financial and business matters
- Experience using data analysis, industry trends, relevant data, and internal spend data to create strategies and identify optimization opportunities
- Proven track record of implementing category, strategic sourcing and process improvement initiatives
- History of building and leveraging relationships with business leaders and supplier executives to achieve business goals
- Previous experience driving change, managing conflict, unifying different perspectives, decision-making, securing support, and building consensus to achieve goals
- Demonstrated experience exceeding the demands of various internal stakeholders across multiple business units and regions
- Experience using varying types of communication to effectively convey complex ideas and strategies to C-level executives
- Experience working in a self-directed environment, maintaining a focus on teamwork and interpersonal communication, in ambiguous situations
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience working in creative marketing or agency operations for a brand/client side
- Experience supporting Marketing teams to build marketing business and staffing models
- Experience working at an advertising agency in creative, agency operations, or account management
- Experience developing and executing strategic sourcing category plans
- Experience working in a high-growth environment
- Understanding of various international markets and the experience managing and navigating the complexities of global sourcing strategies
- Familiarity with relevant software or technology used in sourcing and procurement
- Certifications or advanced degrees in procurement, supply chain management, or a related field