Supply Chain Manager for Industrial Compute at OpenAI
Overview
Own end-to-end supply chain for AI infrastructure hardware at scale across sourcing, manufacturing quality, and deployment readiness. Lead a multidisciplinary team partnering with hardware engineering, finance, and deployment to ensure fast, reliable, and cost-conscious delivery. Build scalable operating mechanisms and executive reviews to drive supplier performance and production ramp across regions. This role combines strategic vision with hands-on execution to support rapid infrastructure expansion.
What You'll Do10
- 1Lead and develop teams responsible for Strategic Sourcing, Manufacturing Quality Engineering, and Supply Chain Program Management
- 2Own supplier strategy across compute, networking, storage, and infrastructure hardware
- 3Establish long-term sourcing strategies that improve resilience, scalability, cost, and supplier performance
- 4Partner with Hardware Engineering to align supply chain strategies with future hardware roadmaps
- 5Drive manufacturing readiness, supplier quality, production ramp planning, and operational readiness across multiple hardware programs
- 6Build executive operating reviews tracking supplier performance, manufacturing readiness, deployment risk, quality metrics, and supply continuity
- 7Lead supplier executive relationships, contract execution, and operational governance with key manufacturing partners
- 8Partner with Finance, Capacity Planning, Infrastructure Delivery, and Hardware Operations to align hardware availability with deployment schedules
- 9Develop scalable operational processes supporting rapid infrastructure expansion across multiple regions
- 10Drive continuous improvement across sourcing operations, manufacturing quality, supplier performance, and infrastructure delivery execution
Requirements6
- 1Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or equivalent practical experience
- 210+ years of experience leading technical supply chain, sourcing, manufacturing operations, or infrastructure delivery organizations
- 3Experience managing multidisciplinary technical teams
- 4Experience developing supplier strategies for complex hardware or infrastructure products
- 5Strong executive communication and cross-functional leadership experience
- 6Experience leading global supplier relationships and contract execution
Salary Insight
$205 - $335k per year
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