Description

Job Description
Oracle is seeking a Senior Director to lead global sourcing strategy for storage and memory technologies supporting Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and on-premises platforms. This role owns one of the most critical and supply-constrained categories in the infrastructure stack, including SSDs, HDDs, DRAM, and NAND.

The leader will manage a global team and drive end-to-end strategy across supplier selection, commercial negotiations, long-term capacity planning, and supply chain resiliency. This role partners closely with Engineering, Product, and executive leadership to ensure scalable, cost-effective, and secure supply in a rapidly growing cloud environment.

Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities

• Own global sourcing strategy for storage and memory categories, including SSD, HDD, DRAM, and NAND technologies.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team of sourcing leaders and commodity managers across regions.
• Drive long-term supplier strategy, including executive-level engagement with key industry partners (e.g., memory manufacturers and storage OEMs).
• Define and execute multi-year capacity planning and supply assurance strategies in highly constrained markets.
• Partner with Engineering and Product teams to influence architecture decisions and align sourcing strategy with technology roadmaps.
• Lead complex commercial negotiations, including pricing frameworks, supply agreements, and strategic partnerships.
• Drive cost optimization while balancing performance, quality, and supply risk across the product lifecycle.
• Establish risk mitigation strategies, including dual sourcing, geographic diversification, and contingency planning.
• Influence cross-functional and executive stakeholders to align on sourcing strategies, trade-offs, and investments.

Minimum Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in supply chain, sourcing, or supplier management, with significant experience in hardware, storage, or memory technologies (SSD, HDD, DRAM, NAND)
• 5+ years of experience leading and scaling high-performing global teams, including senior managers or directors.
• Proven track record owning commodity strategy and supplier relationships at scale, including cost, supply continuity, and performance.
• Deep experience negotiating complex commercial agreements, including pricing, capacity, and long-term supply contracts.
• Strong cross-functional leadership experience partnering with Engineering, Product, and Finance
• Demonstrated ability to influence executive stakeholders and drive decisions in complex, ambiguous environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience sourcing memory and storage components (e.g., NAND, DRAM, SSDs, HDDs) in high-volume or cloud infrastructure environments
• Experience working with major industry suppliers (e.g., Samsung, Micron, SK Hynix, Kioxia, Western Digital, Seagate)
• Background in cloud, hyperscale, or data center infrastructure environments
• Experience with ODM/JDM models and hardware product development cycles
• Advanced degree (MBA, MS, or equivalent)
• Strong understanding of market dynamics, supply constraints, and pricing trends in memory/storage markets

Qualifications
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: $139,400 to $291,800 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.

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 - M5

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Requisition #: 333210

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