Director, EMS Sourcing

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Director of EMS Sourcing leading the manufacturing strategy for Oura's global hardware portfolio. Partnering with engineering and operations to shape cost structure and resilience.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $226,100 - $266,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own CM Architecture Strategy: 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 to the company's hardware roadmap and business trajectory.
Lead Executive CM Relationships: Serve as Oura's most senior commercial relationship owner with contract manufacturing partners. Build and maintain peer-level relationships with CM executive leadership — including C-suite and VP-level counterparts — to secure prioritized capacity, favorable commercial terms, and co-investment in tooling and capability development.
Drive Commercial Outcomes at Scale: Lead commercial negotiations including MVA structures, capacity commitments, scrap liability, NRE, tooling investment, and long-term pricing. Ensure Oura's contractual posture reflects the risk and leverage appropriate for a company on our trajectory.
Translate Roadmap Complexity into Manufacturing Strategy: 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.
Build and Lead a High-Performing Team: Manage and develop the EMS sourcing function, establishing clear ownership, elevating capability across the team, and creating the organizational structure needed to support Oura's scaling demands.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

contract manufacturing strategycommercial negotiationscapacity commitmentssupply agreementsdispute resolutionsourcing strategyprogram allocationrisk mitigationtooling investmentNPI concurrency

Soft Skills

relationship managementleadershipteam developmentorganizational structurecross-functional collaborationstrategic thinkingnegotiation skillscommunicationdecision-makingtalent development