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About the role
We are seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager, Data Center Infrastructure: Owner Furnished Equipment to lead sourcing strategy for the critical infrastructure systems that power Industrial Compute campuses. This role will develop commercial strategies, negotiate strategic supplier agreements, and manage relationships across engineering, construction, manufacturing, and infrastructure partners responsible for delivering mission-critical facilities. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Operations, Finance, or a related field
- 8+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier management, or infrastructure supply chain management
- Experience sourcing major infrastructure systems, industrial equipment, mission-critical facilities, or large capital projects
- Proven experience negotiating complex commercial agreements with strategic suppliers
- Strong understanding of supplier qualification, contract strategy, supplier performance management, and sourcing governance
- Experience partnering with engineering, construction, finance, legal, and operations organizations
More about this role
OpenAI's Industrial Compute organization is building the world's most advanced AI infrastructure ecosystem. Working alongside leading cloud providers, engineering firms, construction partners, utilities, and equipment manufacturers, we are delivering hyperscale AI campuses that enable the next generation of frontier AI models.
The Strategic Sourcing team develops and executes the commercial strategies that ensure our infrastructure programs have reliable access to the equipment, materials, and strategic partners needed to deliver at unprecedented scale. We partner closely with Infrastructure Delivery, Capacity Planning, Design Engineering, Hardware Operations, Finance, Legal, and our external suppliers to build a resilient global supply network capable of supporting Industrial Compute's long-term growth.
As we continue expanding globally, strategic sourcing becomes a critical competitive advantage, ensuring our infrastructure programs remain cost-effective, resilient, and capable of executing against aggressive deployment timelines.
We are seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager, Data Center Infrastructure: Owner Furnished Equipment to lead sourcing strategy for the critical...
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