Senior Category Manager - Data Center & Network Procurement

Job Description

We are looking for a Category Manager, with roughly 5-8 years of experience, to support Oracle's exciting and innovative Cloud businesses (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, NetSuite, Oracle Global Business Unit (GBU) Cloud Services, and Oracle Data Cloud).

As a Senior Category Manager, you'll conduct contract negotiations, best value analysis, supplier and contract management, within a dynamic, fast-paced, and exciting business environment. The role is a hybrid role, based out of Seattle, WA office.

Responsibilities

Specific responsibilities include:

Contracting & Negotiations

• Lead master agreement and service addenda contract negotiations for Data Center, Colocation and Network Services.

• Ensure contract compliance with Oracle Corporate policies, focusing on commercial and business terms.

• Support Data Center and Colocation cost control, schedule, delivery, and cost management initiatives.

• Negotiate, draft and prepare contract and service order documents.

• Review and approve Purchase Requests and create and issue Purchase Orders.

Contract Management

• Handle Service Order and Purchase Order contracts.

• Support financial contract reporting obligations.

• Support insurance and risk management business requirements.

• Conduct and support contract audit requests.

• Support business supplier management functions by conducting contract review and analysis to determine contract obligations, requirements, remedies.

• Support ad hoc special process improvement and business optimization projects.

Contract Reporting

• Review and update all assigned activities and provide timely and accurate reporting (Master Agreement negotiations, Service Orders, Purchase Orders, Contract Management, Projects, RFX activities)

RFX Support

• Support RFX activities as requested by Line of Business.

• Perform cost/price analysis, identify the best value for Oracle and negotiate favorable pricing and commercial terms.

• Perform proposal reviews and analyses to determine contract obligations, requirements, remedies.

Project Management

• Develop and drive and contracting projects to support business needs and initiatives.

• Design and execute process improvement projects.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• 5 - 8 years of relevant experience

• Strong contract, negotiation and procurement skills

• Strong business and legal understanding.

• Knowledge of the Data Center and Telecommunication (network) industry.

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to successfully build relationships and influence individuals both up and down the organizational hierarchy.

• Ability to deal with potentially confrontational situations with patience, diplomacy and tact.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.

• Self-motivated to work independently to deliver positive business results.

• Confidently and appropriately exercise sound judgment.

• Ability to work with both internal and external stakeholders on a regional, global, and/or virtual basis.

• Strong organizational skills

• Ability to meet business critical deadlines and able to work effectively in team environment.

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Disclaimer:

Certain US customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization and occupational health mandates.

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

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $67,300 to $141,200 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and 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 - IC3

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