Senior Category Manager Data Center & Data Networking

We are looking for a Category Manager, with roughly 5-8 years of experience, to support Oracle's exciting and innovative Cloud businesses (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, NetSuite, Oracle Global Business Unit (GBU) Cloud Services, and Oracle Data Cloud).

As a Senior Category Manager, you'll conduct contract negotiations, best value analysis, supplier and contract management, within a dynamic, fast-paced, and exciting business environment. The role is a hybrid role, based out of Bucharest, Romania office.

Career Level - IC3

As a member of Oracle's International Electronic eBusiness Center, you will consolidate, negotiate and manage a regional supply base. interface between our regional subsidiaries, suppliers, and/or Corporate Finance team. Place, expedite, and status orders daily in accordance with Oracle's Global Purchasing/Finance policy. Monitor the cost, schedule, and scope of assigned standard and nonstandard contracts. Manage supplier invoice holds. Analyze global spending trends and recommend cost saving opportunities. Identify, propose and initiate implementation of process efficiencies/improvements. May provide feedback to Product Development on product usability. May assist in training of new buyers and end users.

Specific responsibilities include: 

Contracting & Negotiations

• Lead master agreement and service addenda contract negotiations for Data Center, Colocation and Network Services.
• Ensure contract compliance with Oracle Corporate policies, focusing on commercial and business terms.
• Support Data Center and Colocation cost control, schedule, delivery, and cost management initiatives.
• Negotiate, draft and prepare contract and service order documents.
• Review and approve Purchase Requests and create and issue Purchase Orders.

Contract Management

• Handle Service Order and Purchase Order contracts.
• Support financial contract reporting obligations.
• Support insurance and risk management business requirements.
• Conduct and support contract audit requests.
• Support business supplier management functions by conducting contract review and analysis to determine contract obligations, requirements, remedies.
• Support ad hoc special process improvement and business optimization projects.

Contract Reporting

• Review and update all assigned activities and provide timely and accurate reporting (Master Agreement negotiations, Service Orders, Purchase Orders, Contract Management, Projects, RFX activities)

RFX Support

• Support RFX activities as requested by Line of Business. 
• Perform cost/price analysis, identify the best value for Oracle and negotiate favorable pricing and commercial terms. 
• Perform proposal reviews and analyses to determine contract obligations, requirements, remedies.

Project Management

• Develop and drive and contracting projects to support business needs and initiatives. 
• Design and execute process improvement projects.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• 5 - 8 years of relevant experience 
• Strong contract, negotiation and procurement skills 
• Strong business and legal understanding.
• Knowledge of the Data Center and Telecommunication (network) industry.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to successfully build relationships and influence individuals both up and down the organizational hierarchy.
• Ability to deal with potentially confrontational situations with patience, diplomacy and tact.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Self-motivated to work independently to deliver positive business results.
• Confidently and appropriately exercise sound judgment.
• Ability to work with both internal and external stakeholders on a regional, global, and/or virtual basis.
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to meet business critical deadlines and able to work effectively in team environment.

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