Strategic Sourcing Analyst, External Manufacturing

Oracle; Augusta (ME); On-site; USD 66,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

Disability insurance

Life insurance & AD&D

Supplemental life insurance

FSAs

Commuter and parking benefits

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Sick leave

Parental leave

Adoption assistance

ESPP

Financial planning

Voluntary benefits

Job summary

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure seeks a Strategic Sourcing Analyst – External Manufacturing to expand and scale our next-generation hardware supply for cloud services. You will work within the Global Strategic Sourcing Group to influence supplier cost, capabilities, and supply availability.

The role focuses on tactical coordination of supply, cost modeling, supplier qualification, negotiations, and collaboration with Engineering, Finance, Legal, and Operations to translate business needs into

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 conduct 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 business requirements into sourcing strategies and supplier actions.
• 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 effective 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 Cloud Infrastructure seeks a Strategic Sourcing Analyst – External Manufacturing to expand and scale our next-generation hardware supply for cloud services. You will work within the Global Strategic Sourcing Group to influence supplier cost, capabilities, and supply availability.

The role focuses on tactical coordination of supply, cost modeling, supplier qualification, negotiations, and collaboration with Engineering, Finance, Legal, and Operations to translate business needs into