Senior Sourcing Manager

Ōura • San Francisco, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The CapEx Sourcing Manager is a key member of Oura’s Sourcing team, responsible for Capital Expenditure category management and sourcing initiatives for manufacturing equipment, tooling, automation, and test systems. These investments support new product introduction and mass production readiness across Oura’s global contract manufacturing network. The role partners closely with Engineering, Manufacturing Operations, and Finance to ensure capital investments meet cost, quality, scalability, and reliability requirements.

This position develops commercial and sourcing strategies, identifies equipment reuse and cost-optimization opportunities, manages strategic supplier relationships, and leads negotiations and contracting for CapEx procurements. It also develops cost models and supports budgeting and forecasting, while partnering with technical and operations teams to ensure supplier deliverables meet production-readiness timelines. The role promotes continuous improvement, consistent capital investment governance, and global equipment lifecycle management practices.

This is a hybrid role based out of Oura’s San Francisco office.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or category management, focused on CapEx, equipment, or manufacturing systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Proven experience in supplier negotiations, RFQ/RFP management, and contracting.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, automation systems, and tooling.
• Excellent analytical, financial modeling, and project management skills.
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills with cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

• Strategic mindset and ability to balance cost, quality, and speed.
• Comfort navigating ambiguity in a fast-paced hardware development environment.
• Passion for building scalable sourcing systems and supplier partnerships that enable world-class manufacturing performance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement commercial strategies for capital equipment, tooling, and manufacturing systems across Oura’s global contract manufacturing network.
• Identify and drive equipment reuse, standardization, and cost-optimization opportunities to reduce capital spending.
• Build and execute sourcing strategies that balance cost efficiency, innovation, lead time, scalability, and supplier capability.
• Develop an understanding of equipment and tooling technologies used in high-precision manufacturing, automation, and enclosure production.
• Monitor market trends, supplier capabilities, and emerging technologies to identify process-improvement, equipment-reuse, and cost-reduction opportunities.
• Identify, qualify, and manage strategic supplier relationships; conduct business reviews and capability assessments; and align on performance metrics, continuous improvement, and innovation.
• Lead commercial negotiations and contracting for CapEx procurements, including equipment, tooling, installation, and service agreements.
• Ensure compliance with NDAs and terms and conditions, and apply lifecycle cost management best practices.
• Develop cost models, should-cost analyses, and benchmarking frameworks that incorporate total cost of ownership, depreciation, and return on investment.
• Support budget planning and forecasting across global programs.
• Partner with Hardware Engineering, NPI Manufacturing, and Operations to define equipment and tooling specifications and ensure supplier deliverables meet production-readiness timelines.
• Improve sourcing processes, supplier engagement, and capital investment governance.
• Support system adoption, asset reuse, and global alignment on equipment lifecycle management.
• Influence cross-functional teams to implement CapEx management methodologies.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity packages.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance, and mental health resources.
• An Ōura Ring and employee discounts for friends and family.
• 20 days of paid time off, 13 paid holidays, and 8 days of flexible wellness time off.
• Paid sick leave and parental leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior