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Strategic Sourcing Manager, Data Center Infrastructure, Owner Furnished Equipment

OpenAI· Scaling
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San Francisco$226k - $285kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Strategic Sourcing Manager for Data Center Infrastructure (Owner Furnished Equipment) to develop and lead sourcing strategies, negotiate supplier agreements, and manage relationships across engineering, construction, and external partners to support OpenAI's hyperscale data center initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Develop long-term sourcing strategies for data center infrastructure systems supporting Industrial Compute.
  • Lead strategic supplier selection, RFx processes, commercial negotiations, and contract execution for major infrastructure programs.
  • Build and maintain executive relationships with key suppliers, manufacturers, EPC firms, integrators, and infrastructure vendors.
  • Partner with Infrastructure Delivery and Engineering to align sourcing strategies with project schedules, technical requirements, and deployment priorities.
  • Collaborate with Capacity Planning to ensure supplier capacity aligns with long-term infrastructure roadmaps.
  • Evaluate supplier capabilities across manufacturing capacity, execution quality, financial health, delivery performance, and operational maturity.
  • Identify and mitigate supply chain risks through supplier diversification, long-term agreements, alternative sourcing strategies, and capacity reservations.
  • Monitor global market conditions, manufacturing trends, commodity impacts, geopolitical risks, and supplier ecosystems that may affect infrastructure delivery.
  • Develop supplier scorecards and performance metrics across quality, cost, schedule, responsiveness, safety, and execution.
  • Support executive sourcing decisions through financial analysis, market intelligence, scenario planning, and supplier benchmarking.
  • Partner with Legal and Finance to structure scalable commercial agreements that support Industrial Compute's long-term infrastructure strategy.

Qualifications

  • 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.
  • Excellent analytical, financial modeling, negotiation, and executive communication skills.

Skills

Required:Strategic sourcingVendor management / supplier governanceNegotiationFinancial analysis / modelingCross-functional collaborationRisk management / supply chain risk

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 Aug 27, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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