Strategic Sourcing Lead - External Manufacturing

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Disability insurance

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Analyst for External Manufacturing to scale next-generation cloud services. As part of the Global Strategic Sourcing Group, you will influence supplier cost, capabilities, and supply availability to ensure hardware delivery to customers.

This role coordinates supply, cost modeling, supplier qualification, BPO execution, risk-buy purchases, and supplier management across contract manufacturers supporting Cloud Infrastructure, driving

Responsibilities

• Support sourcing strategies for external manufacturing partners (contract manufacturers), and related suppliers.
• Analyze supplier spend, pricing, cost structures, capacity, lead times, and other commercial and operational 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.

Skills

Sourcing analysis

Cost modeling

Supplier management

Process improvement

Job description

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Analyst for External Manufacturing to scale next-generation cloud services. As part of the Global Strategic Sourcing Group, you will influence supplier cost, capabilities, and supply availability to ensure hardware delivery to customers.

This role coordinates supply, cost modeling, supplier qualification, BPO execution, risk-buy purchases, and supplier management across contract manufacturers supporting Cloud Infrastructure, driving