OpenAI
Strategic Sourcing Manager, Data Center Infrastructure, Owner Furnished Equipment
$226K–$285K
San Francisco · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 23, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier management, or infrastructure supply chain management.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Operations, Finance, or a related field.
About the job
Leads sourcing strategy, supplier selection, negotiations, and commercial agreements for critical infrastructure equipment used in global Industrial Compute campuses.
What you'll do
- Develop sourcing strategies and lead supplier selection, RFx processes, negotiations, and contract execution.
- Manage strategic supplier relationships and evaluate supplier capacity, performance, and risks.
- Coordinate with engineering, delivery, capacity planning, finance, legal, and construction teams to align supply with infrastructure plans.
What they ask 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.
Nice to have
- Experience sourcing listed infrastructure systems such as electrical distribution, transformers, cooling systems, modular infrastructure, or structural steel.
- Experience supporting hyperscale cloud, AI infrastructure, semiconductor, energy, or advanced manufacturing programs; global suppliers; or EPC and project delivery partners.
Pay
$226K – $285K USD base salary
Tools
HV to MV Substation and Transformer Equipment, switchgear, busway, UPS, VFD, CRAH, CRAC, Air Handling Units
AI focus
Sources infrastructure equipment for AI campuses that support the development and deployment of AI models.
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