Global Spares & FRUs Director, Supply Chain Ops

Ll Oefentherapie; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 306,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle US is seeking a Director - Spares & FRUs to own global FRU and Spares inventory planning, elevate service parts forecasting, and partner with Engineering, Procurement, and Finance to optimize inventories.

The role requires 15+ years in supply chain leadership, with a strong background in FRUs and aftermarket planning. It offers a comprehensive benefits package and high-visibility leadership opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Business, Analytics, or related field.
• 15+ years of progressive supply chain, planning, or operations experience.
• 7+ years of experience leading planning or supply-chain organizations.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex global planning functions.
• Deep experience with FRUs, service spares, repairable inventory, or aftermarket supply chains.
• Strong expertise in demand, supply, and inventory planning.
• Experience with intermittent and failure-driven demand.
• Strong understanding of AFR, MTBF, reliability, and installed-base-driven planning.
• Experience managing significant inventory investments and budgets.
• Experience with global inventory, service, and distribution networks.
• Strong financial and business acumen.
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively with incomplete or ambiguous data.
• Proven ability to influence Engineering, Operations, Procurement, Finance, and executive stakeholders.
• Experience driving cross-functional process and systems transformation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and executive communication skills.
• Proven track record of building and developing high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the global FRU and Spares planning strategy and operating model.
• Lead global demand, supply, and inventory planning for service parts.
• Establish forecasting methodologies for intermittent and failure-driven demand.
• Integrate installed base, consumption, AFR, MTBF, returns, and reliability data into planning.
• Define inventory, safety-stock, and service-level strategies.
• Optimize inventory across central, regional, and local stocking locations.
• Segment planning strategies by part criticality, value, and supply risk.
• Establish differentiated strategies for high-cost and constrained FRUs.
• Govern FRU calculation models, planning assumptions, and parameters.
• Identify shortages, excess inventory, and supply risks early.
• Lead recovery and prioritization strategies for constrained materials.
• Partner with Procurement on supplier capacity, lead times, and commitments.
• Ensure critical FRUs are positioned at the right locations to support service requirements.
• Drive inventory transfers and replenishment strategies across the global network.
• Integrate repair, refurbishment, and recovered inventory into supply plans.
• Balance new-buy and repair strategies to improve availability and asset utilization.
• Own FRU and Spares inventory investment planning and financial governance.
• Align forecast, budget, and purchasing requirements.
• Develop executive recommendations on service, inventory, cost, and risk tradeoffs.
• Establish a single source of truth for Spares planning data.
• Improve planning systems, automation, master data, and analytical capabilities.
• Establish global KPIs and executive dashboards for Spares performance.
• Lead root-cause reviews and corrective actions for planning and availability gaps.
• Establish clear ownership and accountability across the FRU and Spares ecosystem.
• Represent Spares Planning in senior leadership and cross-functional forums.
• Lead and develop a global organization of planning leaders and individual contributors.
• Build scalable processes and planning capabilities that reduce reliance on manual intervention.

Job description

Oracle US is seeking a Director - Spares & FRUs to own global FRU and Spares inventory planning, elevate service parts forecasting, and partner with Engineering, Procurement, and Finance to optimize inventories.

The role requires 15+ years in supply chain leadership, with a strong background in FRUs and aftermarket planning. It offers a comprehensive benefits package and high-visibility leadership opportunities.