Strategic Sourcing Analyst – Memory & Storage

Oracle; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Oracle is seeking a Supply Chain Analyst 3 – Strategic Sourcing to support Memory, Storage, CPU, and silicon-based commodities for OCI. You will help shape sourcing decisions affecting supplier cost, capacity, and supply continuity across the product lifecycle.

The role requires collaboration with suppliers and internal teams to drive cost reductions, risk mitigation, and timely execution of sourcing activities, including NPI support and supplier qualifications.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in supply chain, strategic sourcing, procurement, or related field.
• Experience with semiconductors, memory, storage, CPUs, or silicon-based hardware preferred.
• Ability to analyze supplier data and translate findings into recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Support sourcing strategies for memory, storage, CPU and silicon-based commodities.
• Analyze supplier spend, pricing, cost structures, lead times and supply availability.
• Lead RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, bid analysis, supplier evaluations, and sourcing recommendations.
• Develop cost models and pricing analyses to negotiate targets and identify savings.
• Coordinate supplier management and ensure continuity of supply across projects.
• Support BPO execution, risk buys, and other purchasing activities.
• Partner with Engineering, Planning, Finance, Legal and others to translate requirements into sourcing actions.
• Monitor supplier performance and identify risks related to cost, capacity, quality, and delivery.
• Develop dashboards and analyses for visibility into sourcing performance and trends.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Supply chain

Data analysis

RFIs/RFQs/RFPs

Cost modeling

Negotiations

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

BS/BA preferred

Job description

Job Description

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a Supply Chain Analyst 3 – Strategic Sourcing to support Memory, Storage, CPU, and silicon-based commodities within our Global Strategic Sourcing organization.

Job Description

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a Supply Chain Analyst 3 – Strategic Sourcing to support Memory, Storage, CPU, and silicon-based commodities within our Global Strategic Sourcing organization. This role will play an important part in expanding and scaling Oracle's next-generation cloud infrastructure. As a member of the Strategic Sourcing team, you will support sourcing decisions that impact supplier cost, technical capabilities, capacity, and supply availability, helping ensure the delivery of critical hardware to our customers. The Supply Chain Analyst will provide sourcing analysis and tactical coordination across supplier management, supply continuity, cost modeling, Blanket Purchase Order (BPO) execution, risk-buy purchases, supplier and product qualifications, and new product introductions. You will work closely with Oracle's suppliers, contract manufacturing partners, and cross-functional teams to identify sourcing opportunities, mitigate supply risk, improve cost, and ensure timely execution throughout the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Support sourcing strategies for Memory, Storage, CPU, silicon-based commodities, and related suppliers supporting Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.


• Analyze supplier spend, pricing, cost structures, capacity, lead times, supply availability, and other commercial and operational data to identify sourcing opportunities and business risks.


• Support supplier selection activities, including RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, bid analysis, supplier evaluations, and sourcing recommendations.


• Develop cost models and perform pricing analyses to establish negotiation targets, evaluate supplier proposals, and identify cost-reduction opportunities.


• Participate in supplier commercial negotiations covering pricing, capacity, lead times, payment terms, liability, and other business requirements.


• Coordinate supply and sourcing activities with suppliers and manufacturing partners, tracking commitments, constraints, shortages, and actions required to maintain continuity of supply.


• Support Blanket Purchase Order (BPO) execution, risk-buy purchases, and other purchasing activities required to secure supply and meet 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 proactively identify risks related to cost, capacity, continuity of supply, quality, delivery, and manufacturing execution.


• Support business reviews with suppliers and 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 (NPI), product transitions, supplier and product qualifications, 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, supply constraints, and business risks.


• Drive assigned sourcing projects from analysis and recommendation through stakeholder alignment and implementation.


• Contribute to the continuous improvement of sourcing processes, analytical tools, reporting, and supplier-management practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant work experience in supply chain, strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier management, materials planning, or a related field.


• Experience working with semiconductors, Memory, Storage, CPUs, silicon-based products, or related hardware commodities strongly preferred.


• Demonstrated analytical skills with experience analyzing supplier, pricing, cost, capacity, lead-time, or supply data and translating findings into actionable recommendations.


• Experience supporting sourcing activities such as RFQs, bid analysis, supplier evaluations, cost modeling, purchasing, or commercial negotiations.


• Understanding of supplier management and supply-risk concepts, including capacity, lead times, continuity of supply, cost, quality, and delivery.


• Ability to manage multiple sourcing activities and supplier commitments in a fast-paced environment while maintaining strong attention to detail.


• Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across Engineering, Supply Chain, Planning, Operations, Finance, Quality, Legal, suppliers, and manufacturing partners.


• Ability to exercise independent judgment, identify problems, develop recommendations, and drive assigned projects through implementation.


• BS/BA preferred.

Disclaimer

Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from $31.83 - $63.65 per hour; from: $66,200 - $132,400 per year. May be eligible for equity.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion


• Short term disability and long term disability


• Life insurance and AD&D


• Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)


• Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts


• Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits


• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match


• Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.


• 11 paid holidays


• Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.


• Paid parental leave


• Adoption assistance


• Employee Stock Purchase Plan


• Financial planning and group legal


• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - IC3

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