Senior Manager, Vendor Management - Data Center Operations

Preferred Skills / Certifications * Experience in mission-critical environments such as hyperscale data centers, utilities, industrial operations, healthcare, telecom, semiconductor, manufacturing, or large-scale facilities. * Experience managing vendors supporting facilities operations, maintenance services, electrical systems, mechanical systems, commissioning, construction support, critical infrastructure, or technical service delivery. * Familiarity with structured supplier governance models, supplier segmentation, performance scorecards, benchmarking, cost reduction, service-level management, and corrective action planning. * Experience supporting or leading vendor audits, compliance reviews, safety documentation reviews, insurance tracking, contract renewals, service transitions, or supplier remediation plans. * Experience building or scaling vendor management processes, dashboards, operating rhythms, and governance standards across multiple sites or regions. * Knowledge of procurement systems, contract lifecycle management tools, reporting platforms, CMMS systems, ticketing tools, workflow platforms, or enterprise planning systems is a plus. * Supply chain, procurement, facilities management, contract management, vendor management, project management, or safety-related certifications are a plus. Physical Demands / Work Environment This role supports mission-critical data center environments where execution quality, responsiveness, safety, and operational discipline are essential. Regular attendance and occasional travel are required to support team leadership, vendor governance, site engagement, supplier reviews, escalation management, and performance oversight. To perform these duties, you must be able to frequently walk, stand, and move through operational and office environments, with occasional visits to industrial, construction, or active data center site areas. These tasks must be performed safely, with or without reasonable accommodation, to support the continuous health of site operations and vendor-delivered services. Why Oracle Cloud Infrastructure? * Global impact at scale: Lead vendor management practices that directly influence the reliability, safety, scalability, and service continuity of OCI's mission-critical data center infrastructure across regions and continents. * Strategic leadership opportunity: Build and mature vendor governance, supplier performance, and operational accountability models that support a rapidly growing cloud infrastructure business. * Technically rigorous environment: Partner with experienced operations leaders, engineers, automation specialists, procurement professionals, compliance teams, and safety experts in a hyperscale environment where disciplined execution matters. * Culture built on operational excellence: Join an organization that values safety, process rigor, clear accountability, data-driven decision-making, and continuous improvement as foundational to protecting uptime and customer trust. * Long-term career development: Benefit from internal mobility, leadership development, role-based technical training, and growth opportunities for professionals building long-term careers in cloud infrastructure, facilities operations, and vendor strategy. Only Oracle brings together the data, infrastructure, applications, and expertise to power everything from industry innovations to life-saving care. And with AI embedded across our products and services, we help customers turn that promise into a better future for all. Discover your potential at a company leading the way in AI and cloud solutions that impact billions of lives. True innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That’s why we’re committed to growing a workforce that promotes opportunities for all with competitive benefits that support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs. We’re committed to including people with disabilities at all stages of the employment process. If you require accessibility assistance or accommodation for a disability at any point, let us know by emailing View email address on click.appcast.io [View email address on click.appcast.io] or by calling View phone number on click.appcast.io in the United States. Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.