NPI Materials Program Manager 4 - Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
$102.3k - $209.5k/yr+ Bonus + Equity
Senior
Santa Clara, CA, USA
In Person
Operations & Logistics
About the job
Requirements
- 6-10 years of experience in materials management, supply chain operations, manufacturing planning, or related functions.
- Experience working with contract manufacturers, suppliers, and global manufacturing operations.
- Strong background in inventory management, production scheduling, materials planning, and supply chain execution.
- Strong understanding of materials management, manufacturing operations, inventory control, and supply chain planning processes.
- Experience with enterprise resource planning, material requirements planning, or supply chain management systems.
- Experience developing and managing operational key performance indicators and performance metrics.
- Knowledge of manufacturing capacity planning, supplier management, and logistics operations.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
- Effective communication skills and the ability to drive alignment across cross-functional teams.
- Proven ability to solve operational challenges using data-driven decision-making.
- Experience leading teams and influencing without direct authority across global organizations.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Demand Planning and Supply Planning teams to align material availability with short-term and long-term forecast requirements.
- Analyze forecast demand, supply risks, and material constraints to support execution and continuity of supply.
- Partner with contract manufacturers to manage material readiness, lead times, and production schedules.
- Ensure timely delivery of rack and infrastructure products to support OCI deployment requirements.
- Validate clean-to-build assessments to confirm material availability for planned production.
- Identify material shortages and gaps at contract manufacturers and drive escalation and resolution activities.
- Support inventory planning strategies that balance supply continuity, inventory optimization, and operational efficiency.
- Help manage excess and obsolete inventory mitigation activities in partnership with planning and operations teams.
- Manage operational relationships with contract manufacturers, original design manufacturers, suppliers, and manufacturing partners.
- Drive supplier and manufacturing commit alignment at weekly, monthly, and quarterly intervals.
- Ensure manufacturing partners have sufficient materials and capacity to support demand plans.
- Monitor inventory control practices and material management processes at contract manufacturer and warehouse locations.
- Work with suppliers and manufacturers on stocking and buffering strategies to improve supply continuity and responsiveness.
- Support key performance indicator reviews and operational performance management with manufacturing partners.
- Partner with Manufacturing and Operations teams to ensure capacity planning supports forecasted demand.
- Support New Product Introduction activities to ensure materials are qualified and production-ready.
- Coordinate across Engineering, Product Operations, Commodity Management, and Deployment teams to support operational readiness.
- Help drive process improvements that improve material flow, execution efficiency, and operational scalability.
- Identify supply chain risks, material shortages, and operational bottlenecks that may impact production or deployment schedules.
- Support mitigation planning including alternate sourcing, supplier recovery actions, and inventory buffering strategies.
- Track and report key operational metrics related to inventory health, supplier performance, material availability, and manufacturing execution.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on inventory accuracy, planning efficiency, and supply chain execution.
- Lead materials program teams and mentor junior supply chain team members.
- Build working relationships across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, Procurement, and Deployment organizations.
- Communicate operational risks, supply challenges, and mitigation plans to leadership teams.
- Contribute to long-term supply chain planning and operational scaling initiatives supporting OCI growth.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience supporting hardware manufacturing, cloud infrastructure, networking, server, or high-tech operations environments.
- Experience supporting New Product Introduction or manufacturing ramp activities.
- Experience in cloud infrastructure, hyperscale, or data center operations environments.
- Familiarity with manufacturing automation or supply chain process optimization.
- Experience with Oracle enterprise resource planning or Oracle Supply Chain applications.
About the company
Oracle builds databases, business applications, and cloud infrastructure for companies and public-sector organizations. Oracle Database stores and processes business data, while Oracle Cloud Infrastructure provides computing, storage, and networking for applications and AI workloads. Fusion Cloud Applications support finance, human resources, supply chains, and customer service, helping businesses manage everyday operations and reporting. Customers pay for cloud subscriptions and usage, software licenses, support, hardware, and consulting, with deployment options in Oracle's cloud or their own data centers. Oracle was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
Founded
1977
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Cloud infrastructure sales grew: Oracle reported $7.4 billion quarterly revenue, up 121% yearly, in September 2026.
- Employees build transferable skills: Oracle offers free product certifications and access to Coursera, O'Reilly, and LinkedIn Learning.
- Existing licenses create repeat business: Oracle sells annual technical support covering software updates, fixes, and assistance.
What critics are saying
- Expansion consumes cash: Oracle reported negative $5 billion free cash flow for its August 2026 quarter despite profitable operations.
- Job security faces active restructuring: Oracle's September 2026 filing added $700 million to a plan centered on employee severance.
- Future datacenters lock in costs: Oracle's September 2026 filing lists $288 billion of future lease commitments, typically lasting 15-19 years.
What makes Oracle unique
- Its database runs inside rival clouds: Oracle delivers native database services in AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud datacenters.
- Global expansion keeps one rate card: Oracle charges the same OCI service prices across regions, including government clouds.
- Hardware participates in database work: Oracle's Exadata storage servers process data-intensive queries alongside specialized database servers and networking.
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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