Senior Strategic Sourcing Analyst – External Manufacturing

Oracle; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Oracle is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Analyst for External Manufacturing within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to optimize supplier cost, capabilities, and supply availability, ensuring timely sourcing from contract manufacturers supporting Cloud Infrastructure.

The role emphasizes tactical coordination, data analysis, cost modeling, and supplier qualification activities to maintain continuity of supply and enable successful product lifecycle

Responsibilities

• Support sourcing strategies for external manufacturing partners (contract manufacturers), and related suppliers.
• Analyze supplier spend, pricing, cost structures, capacity, lead times, and other data to identify sourcing opportunities and risks.
• Support supplier selection activities, including RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, bid analysis, supplier evaluations, and sourcing recommendations.
• Develop cost models and pricing analyses to establish negotiation targets and identify cost-reduction opportunities.
• Participate in supplier commercial negotiations covering pricing, capacity, lead times, payment terms, liability, and other business 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, delivery, and manufacturing execution.
• 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, product transitions, manufacturing changes, and other sourcing activities throughout the product lifecycle.
• Maintain sourcing data, supplier information, commercial documentation, and reporting required for category and supplier management.
• Develop dashboards and analyses that provide visibility into sourcing performance, supplier trends, cost opportunities, and business risks.
• Drive assigned sourcing projects from analysis through recommendation, stakeholder alignment, and implementation.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of sourcing processes, analytical tools, reporting, and supplier-management practices.

Job description

Oracle is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Analyst for External Manufacturing within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to optimize supplier cost, capabilities, and supply availability, ensuring timely sourcing from contract manufacturers supporting Cloud Infrastructure.

The role emphasizes tactical coordination, data analysis, cost modeling, and supplier qualification activities to maintain continuity of supply and enable successful product lifecycle