Memory & Storage Sourcing Strategist

Oracle; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 59,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Oracle is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Analyst for Memory and Storage products supporting OCI. You will influence supplier cost, technical capabilities, and supply availability, coordinating with manufacturing partners to ensure timely delivery of critical hardware.

You will build cost models, run pricing analyses, participate in RFIs/RFPs, monitor supplier performance, and translate business requirements into sourcing actions across Engineering, Finance, Legal, and Operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic sourcing for hardware components.
• Ability to develop cost models and pricing analyses.
• Experience in supplier negotiations and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Support sourcing strategies for Memory and Storage commodities and related suppliers.
• Analyze supplier spend, pricing, cost structures, capacity, lead times, and other data to identify opportunities and risks.
• Support supplier selection activities, including RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, bid analysis, supplier evaluations, and sourcing recommendations.
• Develop cost models and conduct pricing analyses to establish negotiation targets and identify cost-reduction opportunities.
• Participate in supplier negotiations covering pricing, capacity, lead times, payment terms, liability, and other requirements.
• Partner with Engineering, Supply Chain, Planning, Operations, Quality, Finance, Legal, and other stakeholders to translate requirements into sourcing strategies.
• Monitor supplier performance and identify risks related to cost, capacity, continuity of supply, quality, and manufacturing.
• Support business reviews with external manufacturing partners by developing performance metrics, analyses, presentations, and action plans.
• Identify and execute cost optimization, productivity, and value-improvement initiatives while maintaining supply, quality, and business requirements.
• Support new product introductions and manufacturing changes throughout the product lifecycle.
• Maintain sourcing data, supplier information, and reporting for category and supplier management.
• Develop dashboards and analyses that provide visibility into sourcing performance and risks.
• Drive projects from analysis through implementation.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of sourcing processes and tools.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Cost modeling

RFIs/RFPs

Supplier management

Data analysis

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Oracle is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Analyst for Memory and Storage products supporting OCI. You will influence supplier cost, technical capabilities, and supply availability, coordinating with manufacturing partners to ensure timely delivery of critical hardware.

You will build cost models, run pricing analyses, participate in RFIs/RFPs, monitor supplier performance, and translate business requirements into sourcing actions across Engineering, Finance, Legal, and Operations.