Strategic Sourcing Analyst

Job Description

Strategic Sourcing Analyst - Memory and Storage products for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) will play a pivotal role in expanding and scaling our next-generation cloud services. As a member of the Global Strategic Sourcing Group, you will make strategic decisions that impact supplier cost, technical capabilities, and supply availability, ensuring the delivery of critical hardware to our customers. The Strategic Sourcing Analyst supports the Memory and Storage Strategic Sourcing team by providing tactical coordination of supply, sourcing analysis, cost modeling, supplier management, process improvement, Blanket Purchase Order (BPO) execution, risk-buy purchases, and supplier/product qualification activities. The role is critical to maintaining continuity of supply and ensuring timely execution of sourcing activities with Oracle's contract manufacturing partners supporting Cloud Infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Support sourcing strategies for Memory and Storage commodities 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.

• 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.

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 $28.41 to $56.83 per hour; from: $59,100 to $118,200 per annum. 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:

1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion

2. Short term disability and long term disability

3. Life insurance and AD&D

4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)

5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts

6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits

7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match

8. 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.

9. 11 paid holidays

10. 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.

11. Paid parental leave

12. Adoption assistance

13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan

14. Financial planning and group legal

15. 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 - IC2

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