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Job Description

We are seeking an exceptional Supply Chain Architect to join our growing team at Oracle, as we embark on an exciting journey of exponential cloud growth. This role is a unique opportunity for a seasoned professional to make a significant impact on our supply chain operations, expanding our supplier base, launching new GPU as well as traditional hardware products, improving internal policy, processes, and tools in support of business growth.

The Supply Chain Architect will be on a dedicated team of 4-5 individuals led by an experienced Oracle supply chain director. All team members must have a common set of strong general program and project management skills plus their own unique specialized skills in at least one area.

Key Responsibilities :

Gather and analyze data, formulate clear proposals, and present them effectively to all stakeholders to gain buy-in.

Present these plans for Executive VP review, covering critical supply chain topics.

Once approved, take ownership of implementation, providing daily status updates and ensuring timely execution.

Demonstrate resilience and the ability to handle criticism constructively.

Identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement, leveraging Lean, Six Sigma, and other CI methodologies to drive continuous improvement.

Act as a liaison and SME to collaborate with various supply chain, engineering, and cloud operations teams to define requirements, solution design, and implementation of supply chain processes, tools, and automation.

Lead and influence cross-functional teams without traditional direct reports, ensuring successful project outcomes.

Responsibilities

Generalist Skills (Required) :

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Business, Engineering, or a related field.

10+ years of experience in high-tech manufacturing and cloud compute hardware supply chain management, supply chain planning, procurement, operations, or solutions architecture, with a strong track record of process improvement.

Strong experience with ERP (NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, etc.), WMS, PLM, and analytics tools.

Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and drive collaboration between supply chain operations, and engineering with strong stakeholder engagement skills.

Excellent written and spoken communication and collaboration abilities.

Ability to work in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.

Preferred certifications such as APICS CSCP or CPIM, Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain & Manufacturing (SCM) Cloud certification.

Preferred proficiency in program / project management, including requirement gathering, team formation, planning, and execution using structure project management methodologies like PMP, Agile, Scrum, and / or Lean Six Sigma (CSSBB).

Experience with data analytics, automation, and AI-driven supply chain solutions is a plus.

Specialized Skills (Must have at least one of these) :

1 : Product Management, Manufacturing Engineering and Factory Operations

In-depth knowledge of factory operations, including production line management, assembly, testing, debugging, and engineering processes.

Hardware roadmap and transition management, Bill of Material (BOM), Change Management

Hardware product lifecycle management (PLM) from New Product Introduction (NPI) to End of Life (EOL)

Factory bring-up and qualification, production transfers

Tooling and asset management

2 : General Supply Chain, Planning, Fulfillment & Logistics in a Cloud Hardware Business

Expertise in supply chain management, S&OP, demand / supply planning, procurement, logistics, inventory control, and material management.

Planning for hardware roadmap and transition management

Supplier negotiation, supplier management

Field service, spares

Trade compliance and safety regulations

Supply Chain Legal

3 : Data Center Management, Operations, Planning

Proficiency in deploying hardware in data center operations, including network infrastructure, power systems, and large-scale computing environments.

Capacity planning, demand planning

This position is remote, but it will require travel (up to 25%) to factories and labs to gather firsthand knowledge and to provide direction of engineering and operations

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 : $90,100 to $199,500 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 :

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

Short term disability and long term disability

Life insurance and AD&D

Supplemental life insurance (Employee / Spouse / Child)

Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts

Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits

401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match

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.

11 paid holidays

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.

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Financial planning and group legal

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 - IC4

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