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.
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
