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Strategic Sourcing Manager, Data Center Infrastructure, Electrical & Mechanical

OpenAI · San Francisco

Frontier labonsiteSenior$226k–$285k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Lead sourcing strategy for electrical and mechanical systems at hyperscale campuses.
  • Secure critical long-lead equipment for next-generation AI infrastructure programs.
  • Build strategic supplier ties to mitigate risks and deliver reliably at scale.

What they offer

  • Equity

Ideal candidate

Strategic negotiator with deep infrastructure sourcing experience who thrives partnering with engineering to secure complex systems at scale and manage long-term supplier performance.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Finance, Operations or related field
  • 8+ years in strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier management or infrastructure supply chain
  • Experience sourcing major infrastructure systems, industrial equipment or large capital projects
  • Proven success negotiating complex commercial agreements with strategic suppliers
  • Strong understanding of supplier qualification, contract strategy and performance management
  • Experience partnering with engineering, construction, finance, legal and operations teams
  • Deep sourcing expertise in electrical or mechanical infrastructure with fluency across both

Lab profile

About OpenAI

Builds safe frontier AI models and products like ChatGPT for broad benefit.

What they build

  • ChatGPT
  • OpenAI API
  • Frontier AI models

Known for

  • Frontier-scale distributed ML training
  • Massive GPU fleet and data center operations
  • Exabyte-scale data lakes and streaming
  • AI alignment and safety research

Key facts

  • Operates one of the world's largest GPU fleets
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