Sourcing Manager, Silicon/EE Components

About the role

The Sourcing Manager will oversee the sourcing of custom and high-complexity silicon components for Oura’s next-generation wearable consumer electronics. The role involves developing category strategies, leading cross-functional collaboration, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring a resilient, cost-optimized, and innovative silicon supply base.

Responsibilities

• Develop Category Strategy: Devise and implement end-to-end sourcing strategies for custom and high-complexity silicon components (e.g., SoCs, Sensors, etc.) used in next-generation wearable consumer electronics, considering technical requirements, quality, cost, lead times, and supplier capabilities.
• Lead Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the central commercial owner to hardware, software, firmware, product, and design by aligning architectural decisions and technical requirements with supply chain strategy ensuring feasible, compliant, and cost-effective product solutions.
• Manage Supplier Relationships & Performance: Drive strategic supplier engagement, lead RFQ processes, commercial negotiations, and cost modeling, and run structured weekly/monthly/quarterly business reviews focused on capacity, clear-to-build readiness, delivery performance, quality, and cost.
• Collaborate with EE engineering teams to influence and align supplier product roadmaps with the company’s long-term hardware strategy and product lineup.
• Secure reliable component supply and locked-in commercial terms to support both production demand and engineering builds for NPI programs across the full EE component portfolio.
• Apply deep understanding of pricing structures and cost drivers for EE components to lead cost analysis activities at the module and component level, and negotiate with suppliers to meet or beat target cost objectives.
• Own forecast alignment and supplier capacity planning to safeguard supply continuity for development, pilot, and mass production needs.
• Proactively monitor global silicon market dynamics, technology trends, and capacity/geopolitical risks, translating insights into category strategies and mitigation plans.

Requirements

• 3-5+ years of work experience in EE or custom silicon strategic sourcing or procurement
• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, or related field, Master’s Degree a plus
• Experience working with Tier-1 silicon suppliers and OSAT partners across Asia, North America, and/or Europe
• Background in high-volume consumer electronics and CM/ODM/JDM manufacturing models is strongly preferred
• Proven experience in negotiating commercials and a deep understanding of should cost
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity, can manage multiple complex projects in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment
• Ability to travel 25% of the time, both domestically and internationally

Benefits

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

Pay

San Francisco Salary Range - $151,300– $203,000

Schedule

This is a hybrid role, the candidate should be based in the San Francisco Bay Area and able to come into the office 2-3 days per week.

Location

San Francisco, CA