Sourcing Manager

Sourcing Manager

At Oura, our mission is to empower every person to own their inner potential. With our award-winning Oura Ring and app, we help over 2.5 million people turn insights about sleep, activity, and readiness into healthier, more balanced lives. We believe that starts from within — by creating a culture where our team feels supported, included, and inspired to do their best work. Our values guide how we show up for each other and our community every day.

We are looking for a Sourcing Manager to assist with both tactical and strategic sourcing deliverables. The position requires the ability to work with supply chain, engineering, finance, and legal teams as well as contract manufacturers and suppliers. The position also requires strong analytical skills, critical thinking skills, negotiation skills, and the ability to operate in a dynamic environment on multiple projects with competing or changing priorities.

What You Will Do:

• Working as a key member of the sourcing team, with focus on defined Sourcing Category Management and complex supply chain projects
• Development and implementation of sourcing category strategies and initiatives considering factors such as business requirements, quality, cost, lead times, and supplier capabilities for components (including battery, packaging, or other categories as assigned)
• Monitoring market trends and technological advancements in the supplier landscape and providing recommendations to leverage them for the benefit of Oura products
• Identifying, evaluating, onboarding, and contracting new suppliers that can provide the most competitive components and technologies required for Oura products
• Conducting regular supplier performance evaluations and audits to assess quality, delivery, and overall supplier capabilities and performance
• Negotiating all commercial agreements with suppliers, including unit pricing, NRE, CapEx, contracts, and E&O liability
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records of supplier information, pricing, contracts, and performance metrics in agreed company systems
• Should cost modeling and benchmarking for parts and assemblies
• Collaboration with engineering teams to define and communicate technical specifications and requirements to suppliers
• Working closely with engineering and operations to ensure the availability of mechanical components and materials to meet development and production schedules. Make purchase orders for prototyping and mass production as required
• Identification and mitigation of potential supply chain risks by implementing appropriate risk management strategies and contingency plans
• Participation in the continuous development of Oura sourcing working practices

This is a hybrid role, the candidate should be based in the San Francisco Bay Area and able to come into the San Francisco office 2-3 days per week.