Global Spares & FRUs Planning Director

Oracle; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 306,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Volunteer programs

Job summary

Oracle is seeking a senior leader to manage the global FRU and Spares planning strategy, partnering with design engineering and supply chain peers to optimize manufacturing processes for service parts and hardware products. You will own forecasting, inventory strategies, and cross-functional alignment across central, regional, and local networks.

The role demands 15+ years in supply chain with strong analytics, financial acumen, and proven ability to influence executives, with a track record of

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree as stated in requirements.
• 15+ years of progressive supply chain or operations experience.
• 7+ years leading planning or supply-chain organizations.
• Experience leading global planning functions and managing inventory budgets.
• Deep experience with FRUs, service spares, repairable inventory, or aftermarket supply chains.
• Strong financial and business acumen.
• Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and communicate at executive level.

Responsibilities

• Own 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 into planning.
• Define inventory, safety-stock, and service-level strategies.
• Optimize inventory across central, regional, and local stocking locations.
• 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.
• Balance new-buy and repair strategies to improve availability and asset utilization.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Executive communication

Cross-functional influence

Problem solving

Financial acumen

Data-driven decision making

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain or related field

Tools

SQL

Python

BI tools

Job description

Oracle is seeking a senior leader to manage the global FRU and Spares planning strategy, partnering with design engineering and supply chain peers to optimize manufacturing processes for service parts and hardware products. You will own forecasting, inventory strategies, and cross-functional alignment across central, regional, and local networks.

The role demands 15+ years in supply chain with strong analytics, financial acumen, and proven ability to influence executives, with a track record of