Director Strategic Sourcing - External Manufacturing

Oracle; United States; On-site; USD 126,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance,

Short term and long term disability

Life insurance

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan

Paid time off

13 vacation days first 3 years

11 paid holidays

Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) seeks a Director of Strategic Sourcing for External Manufacturing to lead a global sourcing team and drive strategic supplier decisions for critical hardware.

You will shape category plans, optimize costs, and partner with Engineering, Operations, and Finance to align supply with demand while ensuring scalable processes and strong executive communication.

Qualifications

• Experience sourcing server component hardware.
• Proven ability to lead a sourcing team and influence senior stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication with executive-level audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing strategy and supplier management for External Manufacturing across Oracle's global cloud infrastructure.
• Manage and develop a team of Sourcing Managers with coaching and career development.
• Ensure timely and cost-effective procurement to meet business and customer needs.
• Drive supplier performance including capacity, delivery, quality, and cost management.
• Develop and execute strategies to improve supply continuity and reduce costs.
• Partner with Planning, Engineering, Operations, and Finance to align supply chain activities with forecasts.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Leadership

Supplier relationship management

Cross-functional collaboration

Negotiation

Cost optimization

Supply chain planning

Job description

Job Description

Director Strategic Sourcing - External Manufacturing at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) will play a pivotal role in expanding and scaling our next-generation cloud services. As a leader of the External Manufacturing Sourcing Team, you will make strategic decisions that impact supplier cost, technical capabilities, and supply availability, ensuring the delivery of critical hardware to our customers. This leadership role is responsible for ensuring a reliable, cost-effective supply of External Manufacturing partners while driving sourcing strategy, supplier performance, inventory optimization, and cross-functional execution. The Director will lead a team of Sourcing Managers and partner closely with Engineering, Operations, Finance, Manufacturing, and suppliers to support business growth and capacity requirements. The ideal candidate has proven experience sourcing server component hardware, strong supplier relationships, and robust hardware infrastructure expertise. You will develop and communicate strategic sourcing category plans, enabling effective cross-functional alignment. Outstanding written and verbal communication skills are essential, as you will represent Oracle Cloud to senior leaders and executives at key suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing strategy and supplier management for External Manufacturing across Oracle's global cloud infrastructure.
• Manage and develop a team of Sourcing Managers, providing leadership, coaching, and career development.
• Ensure the timely and cost-effective procurement of materials to meet business and customer requirements.
• Drive supplier performance, including capacity planning, delivery, quality, cost management, and risk mitigation.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies that improve supply continuity, reduce costs, and support long-term business objectives.
• Partner with Planning, Engineering, Operations, and Finance teams to align supply chain activities with demand forecasts and infrastructure deployment plans.
• Monitor inventory levels and implement strategies that balance supply availability, working capital, and operational efficiency.
• Lead efforts to identify and mitigate supply chain risks, including capacity constraints, component shortages, and supplier-related issues.
• Establish and maintain policies, procedures, and material management processes that improve scalability and operational effectiveness.
• Coordinate global procurement activities and supplier engagement across multiple regions.
• Partner with Finance to manage inventory investments, carrying costs, and supply chain financial performance.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across sourcing, planning, inventory management, and supplier operations.
• Build strong executive-level relationships with strategic suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

Disclaimer: Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $126,200 - $264,100 per year. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
• Short term disability and long term disability
• Life insurance and AD&D
• Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
• Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial planning and group legal
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - M4

About Us

Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives.

True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That's why we're committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with competitive benefits that support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs.

We're committed to including people with disabilities at all stages of the employment process. If you require accessibility assistance or accommodation for a disability at any point, let us know by emailing [e-mail] or by calling 1-888-404-2494 in the United States.

Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.