Program Manager, Data Center Inventory Control
Oracle · Reston, VA, United States ·
- Category
- Project management
- Experience
- 5+ years
Overview
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) continues to expand its data center footprint, delivering large and complex builds across multiple regions. The Data Center Inventory Control Management (DCICM) team ensures that inventory is tracked, deployed, and governed with strong standards of accuracy, compliance, and efficiency.
We are seeking an IC3 Technical Program Manager to support inventory control activities for data center build projects within an assigned site, country, or regional area. This role will focus on build material deployment, inventory accuracy, logistics coordination, and third-party logistics (3PL) support, ensuring local data center programs maintain operational readiness and audit compliance.
This position carries a strong level of responsibility and requires the ability to manage day-to-day execution while escalating risks, blockers, and process gaps where needed. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to coordinate material lifecycle activities, support accurate inventory execution, and partner effectively with internal teams, vendors, and regional stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
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Inventory Tracking & Deployment: Support execution of material deployment activities across assigned site, country, or regional builds, ensuring inventory accuracy, timely material movement, and governance against DCICM standards.
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3PL / Vendor Coordination: Work with third-party logistics providers to support Oracle’s chain of custody requirements, service level expectations, and quality standards. Escalate vendor performance concerns where appropriate.
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Build Support: Partner with construction, engineering, logistics, operations, and regional inventory teams to align material flow and inventory readiness with local build schedules.
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System Accuracy & Compliance: Ensure inventory transactions, movements, reconciliations, and deployments are captured accurately within Oracle systems; maintain records to support audit and compliance requirements.
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Risk & Issue Management: Identify material, inventory, or logistics risks that may impact site or country-level build timelines. Support mitigation plans and escalate issues to regional or global DCICM leadership when needed.
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Stakeholder Engagement: Act as an inventory control point of contact for assigned site or country-level activities, providing updates to regional DCICM leadership, project teams, and vendor partners.
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Process Support & Continuous Improvement: Contribute to process improvements, reporting enhancements, and standardization efforts within the region. Support adoption of global DCICM processes at the local level.
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Governance Support: Apply global inventory policies and regional operating procedures while ensuring compliance with security, safety, audit, and operational standards.
Required Skills & Experience
Program / Project Coordination: Experience supporting cross-functional projects or programs with measurable outcomes in a fast-paced operational environment.
Inventory Management Knowledge: Good understanding of material flow, inventory accuracy, reconciliation, stock control, and audit requirements.
3PL / Vendor Support: Experience working with logistics providers, warehouse teams, or vendors to support SLA adherence, inventory movement, and operational execution.
Analytical Skills: Ability to review inventory data, identify discrepancies or trends, and support corrective actions.
Risk & Issue Awareness: Able to identify risks early, communicate blockers clearly, and support mitigation activities to maintain project alignment.
Communication & Collaboration: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with regional peers, site teams, vendors, and cross-functional partners.
Technical Systems Knowledge: Familiarity with ERP, WMS, inventory management, or ticketing tools. Oracle Fusion or similar system experience is a plus.
Adaptability: Comfortable working in a dynamic build environment with shifting priorities, tight timelines, and coordination across multiple local or regional stakeholders.
Experience: Typically 5+ years of experience in Program Management, Planning & Scheduling, Inventory Control, Logistics, Warehouse Management, Supply Chain, or a related operational function.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in data center, infrastructure, construction, logistics, warehouse, or large-scale operations environments.
Knowledge of material governance, chain of custody, inventory reconciliation, and audit compliance practices.
Exposure to Lean, Six Sigma, or other process improvement methodologies is a plus.
Ability to influence and coordinate across teams without direct authority.
Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, logistics, business administration, operations, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent work experience will be considered.
Certification in inventory, supply chain, or project management, such as APICS, CPIM, CSCP, or PMP, is preferred but not required.
Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.
Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only
US: Hiring Range in USD from: $91,400 to $187,000 per annum. May be eligible for bonus and equity.
Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.
Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
As part of Oracle's onboarding process and consistent with applicable law, US-based employees are required to complete identity verification, which involves the collection and processing of their biometric information. Accommodations to this requirement may be granted following an individualized assessment.