Operations Program Manager 4

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) continues to expand its global data center footprint, delivering some of the industry’s largest and most complex builds. The Data Center Inventory Control Management (DCICM) team ensures that inventory is tracked, deployed, and governed with the highest standards of accuracy, compliance, and efficiency.

We are seeking an IC4 Technical Program Manager to oversee Global build projects, reporting directly into the Global DCICM leadership team. This role will focus on build material deployment, inventory governance, and third-party logistics (3PL) oversight, ensuring our largest data center programs maintain operational readiness and audit compliance.

This position carries a high level of accountability and autonomy. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to manage material lifecycle execution, drive accuracy and efficiency across builds, and partner effectively with vendors and internal stakeholders worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

• End-to-End Inventory Tracking & Deployment: Own execution of material deployment activities across assigned builds, ensuring inventory accuracy, timely delivery, and governance against DCICM standards.
• 3PL Management: Oversee third-party logistics operations, ensuring compliance with Oracle’s chain of custody requirements, service level agreements (SLAs), and quality standards.
• Build Support: Partner with construction, engineering, and operations teams to align material flow and inventory readiness with aggressive build schedules.

• Schedule Coordination & Readiness: Partner with construction, engineering, logistics, operations, and regional inventory teams to maintain an integrated material readiness schedule. Track critical milestones, dependencies, lead times, and constraints; communicate status and escalate schedule risks or required recovery actions to keep material deployment aligned with build commitments.

• System Accuracy & Compliance: Ensure all inventory transactions, movements, and deployments are captured accurately within Oracle systems; maintain audit-ready records.
• Risk Management: Anticipate material and logistics risks, proactively developing mitigation strategies to protect build timelines and operational continuity.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as the primary inventory control contact for regional builds, providing regular updates to global DCICM leadership, project teams, and external partners.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify and drive opportunities for process automation, efficiency gains, and standardization in material management practices.
• Governance: Enforce global inventory policies while tailoring practices to regional build realities; ensure compliance with security, safety, and operational standards.

Required Skills & Experience

• Program/Project Management: Proven ability to manage large-scale, cross-functional programs with measurable outcomes in a fast-paced environment.
• Inventory Management Expertise: Strong understanding of material flow, inventory accuracy, reconciliation, and audit requirements.
• 3PL / Vendor Oversight: Demonstrated experience managing third-party logistics providers and ensuring SLA/governance adherence.
• Analytical Skills: Ability to interpret inventory data, highlight trends, and drive improvements across material deployment and accuracy.
• Risk & Issue Management: Skilled at identifying risks early, building mitigation plans, and maintaining project alignment.
• Communication & Collaboration: Excellent written and verbal communication skills; proven success in engaging executive leadership, global peers, and vendor partners.
• Technical Systems Knowledge: Familiarity with ERP, WMS, and inventory management tools; Oracle Fusion or similar experience a plus.
• Adaptability: Comfortable working across regions, time zones, and with multiple concurrent builds under tight deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in data center or large-scale infrastructure builds.
• Strong knowledge of material governance, chain of custody, and audit compliance requirements.
• Lean Six Sigma or other process improvement certification a plus.
• Ability to influence without direct authority in a highly matrixed environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, logistics, business administration, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent work experience will be considered.
• Certification in inventory or supply chain management (e.g., APICS, CPIM, or CSCP) is preferred but not required.