Strategic Sourcing Manager

Oracle Corporation; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle Corporation's Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager – DC Infrastructure Equipment to help expand and scale the next generation of Oracle Cloud data centers. The role focuses on strategic decisions that impact cost, supply availability, and supplier performance.

You will develop category strategies, lead supplier negotiations, and partner across Oracle to ensure infrastructure requirements are met with competitive cost and reliable supply.

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic sourcing of technically complex data center infrastructure equipment.
• Ability to develop category strategies, lead supplier negotiations, manage supplier relationships.
• Familiarity with equipment categories such as UPS, PDU, busway, transformers, switchgear, generators, batteries, cooling equipment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies and roadmaps for DC infrastructure equipment.
• Lead supplier negotiations and manage strategic supplier relationships to secure cost, quality, and supply.
• Partner across Oracle to ensure infrastructure requirements are supported by competitive cost, reliable supply, and strong supplier performance.

Job description

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager – DC Infrastructure Equipment to help expand and scale the next generation of Oracle Cloud data centers.

OCI’s Global Strategic Sourcing organization is responsible for strategic decisions that impact supplier cost, technical capabilities, supply availability, and our ability to deliver critical infrastructure equipment to our data centers. This role requires a strong combination of strategic sourcing expertise, commercial acumen, supplier management, and technical understanding of data center infrastructure equipment.

As a Strategic Sourcing Manager, you will develop and execute category strategies, lead supplier negotiations, manage strategic supplier relationships, and partner across Oracle to ensure our infrastructure requirements are supported by competitive cost, reliable supply, and strong supplier performance.

The ideal candidate has experience sourcing technically complex infrastructure equipment and is comfortable operating at the intersection of technical requirements and commercial strategy. Relevant equipment categories may include UPS, PDU, busway, RPP, transformers, switchgear, generators, batteries, and cooling equipment.