Director, EMS Sourcing

Ōura•San Francisco, CA

17h•Hybrid

About The Position

Oura is seeking a Director of EMS Sourcing to lead the end-to-end contract manufacturing strategy for its global hardware portfolio. This senior leadership role involves commercial strategy, executive partnership, and organizational leadership, focusing on how Oura builds, scales, and governs its contract manufacturing (CM) relationships during a significant growth phase. The role is crucial for shaping Oura's cost structure and resilience as the hardware roadmap expands in complexity. The Director will bring senior domain expertise, executive relationships, and strategic authority to navigate this environment and build a CM architecture that supports Oura's next phase of growth. This position will collaborate closely with Hardware Engineering, Product, Finance, Legal, and Operations leadership, acting as the senior commercial owner and executive point of contact for Oura's contract manufacturing base.

Requirements

15+ years of progressive experience in EMS, contract manufacturing sourcing, or supply chain strategy, with significant time spent in senior commercial roles with direct CM executive accountability.
Deep, current knowledge of the global EMS industry, including major and mid-tier contract manufacturers, geographic manufacturing landscapes, and industry cost and capability dynamics.
Demonstrated track record of building and maintaining executive-level relationships with CM partners across multiple companies and programs.
Proven ability to lead complex, high-stakes commercial negotiations, including multi-year supply agreements, capacity commitments, MVA structures, and dispute resolution.
Experience leading and developing sourcing or supply chain teams, with the organizational instincts to build structure, develop talent, and scale a function.
Background in high-volume consumer electronics hardware, ideally including wearables, mobile, or similarly complex product categories.
Strong cross-functional leadership presence — able to drive decisions and alignment with Engineering, Finance, Product, and Legal stakeholders at a senior level.
Ability to travel up to 30% of the time, both domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

Define and drive Oura's multi-year contract manufacturing strategy, including partner selection, program allocation, dual-source posture, geographic diversification, and concentration risk mitigation, aligned with the company's hardware roadmap and business trajectory.
Serve as Oura's most senior commercial relationship owner with contract manufacturing partners, building and maintaining peer-level relationships with CM executive leadership to secure prioritized capacity, favorable commercial terms, and co-investment in tooling and capability development.
Lead commercial negotiations, including MVA structures, capacity commitments, scrap liability, NRE, tooling investment, and long-term pricing, ensuring Oura's contractual posture reflects appropriate risk and leverage.
Work closely with Hardware Engineering, Manufacturing, and Program Management to translate NPI concurrency, product evolution, and demand uncertainty into CM capacity plans, contractual structures, and partner capability requirements.
Manage and develop the EMS sourcing function, establishing clear ownership, elevating team capability, and creating the organizational structure needed to support Oura's scaling demands.
Own and continuously evolve Oura's CM partner strategy, determining the right partners for specific programs, managing the portfolio over time, and identifying needs for new or alternative manufacturing relationships.
Lead strategic business reviews with CM executive leadership, driving alignment on capacity, quality, cost, and roadmap preparedness for current and future programs.
Develop and maintain a current, forward-looking view of the EMS industry landscape, including partner financial health, capital investment posture, government incentive environments, geographic risk, and emerging capability development.
Partner with Finance and Legal to structure CM contracts that reflect Oura's risk tolerance, commercial leverage, and long-term growth expectations, including the resolution of complex commercial disputes.
Serve as the senior escalation point for manufacturing issues with strategic or financial risk, driving resolution across internal and external stakeholders with appropriate urgency and authority.
Represent EMS strategy in executive and cross-functional forums, providing leadership with a clear view of manufacturing risk, cost trajectory, and partner capability relative to the roadmap.
Proactively monitor geopolitical, macroeconomic, and industry developments that could affect CM strategy, translating signals into contingency plans and strategic adjustments.