OpenAI
Supply Chain Manager, Industrial Compute
$205K–$335K
San Francisco · Hybrid · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 13, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years in the stated fields.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Leads teams and supplier operations to source, qualify, manufacture, and deliver hardware for OpenAI’s AI infrastructure.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop teams across strategic sourcing, manufacturing quality engineering, and supply chain program management.
- Own supplier strategy, manufacturing readiness, production ramp planning, and supplier quality across infrastructure hardware programs.
- Coordinate hardware availability, supplier governance, and delivery readiness with engineering, finance, operations, and deployment teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or equivalent practical experience.
- 10+ years of experience leading technical supply chain, sourcing, manufacturing operations, or infrastructure delivery organizations.
- Experience managing multidisciplinary technical teams and developing supplier strategies for complex hardware or infrastructure products.
- Strong executive communication and cross-functional leadership; experience leading global supplier relationships and contract execution.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting hyperscale infrastructure, cloud platforms, or AI hardware deployments.
- Experience with ODM/JDM manufacturing models, manufacturing quality systems, NPI, or production ramp programs.
Pay
$205K – $335K USD base salary
Tools
compute, networking, storage, accelerators, ODM/JDM, NPI
AI focus
Supports sourcing, manufacturing readiness, and delivery of infrastructure hardware for frontier AI development.
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