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Supply Chain Manager, Industrial Compute

OpenAI· Scaling
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Hybrid (San Francisco)Full-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Lead strategic execution across sourcing, supplier operations, manufacturing quality, and infrastructure delivery for OpenAI's AI infrastructure portfolio. Manage a multidisciplinary team and drive supplier strategy, manufacturing readiness, production planning, quality performance, and operational execution across the full hardware lifecycle within OpenAI's Industrial Compute organization.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop teams responsible for Strategic Sourcing, Manufacturing Quality Engineering, and Supply Chain Program Management.
  • Own supplier strategy across compute, networking, storage, and infrastructure hardware.
  • Establish long-term sourcing strategies that improve resilience, scalability, cost, and supplier performance.
  • Partner with Hardware Engineering to align supply chain strategies with future hardware roadmaps and product introductions.
  • Drive manufacturing readiness, supplier quality, production ramp planning, and operational readiness across multiple hardware programs.
  • Build executive operating reviews tracking supplier performance, manufacturing readiness, deployment risk, quality metrics, and supply continuity.
  • Lead supplier executive relationships, contract execution, and operational governance with key manufacturing partners.
  • Partner with Finance, Capacity Planning, Infrastructure Delivery, and Hardware Operations to align hardware availability with deployment schedules.
  • Develop scalable operational processes supporting rapid infrastructure expansion across multiple regions.
  • Drive continuous improvement across sourcing operations, manufacturing quality, supplier performance, and infrastructure delivery execution.

Qualifications

  • 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.
  • Experience developing supplier strategies for complex hardware or infrastructure products.
  • Strong executive communication and cross-functional leadership experience.
  • Experience leading global supplier relationships and contract execution.

Skills

Required:Strategic SourcingManufacturing Quality EngineeringProgram Management

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
  • Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends
Last updated Sep 17, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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