# Data Center Strategic Sourcing Lead - Construction

**Company**: Anthropic
**Location**: San Francisco, CA
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $320,000-$405,000 USD
**Category**: Logistics & Supply Chain
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116758847

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## Description

## Job Overview

We are hiring a Strategic Sourcing lead to drive development and execution of procurement strategies to help scale Anthropic's Data Center electrical and mechanical Owner Furnished Equipment (OFE) footprint.

## Key Responsibilities

- Drive commercial negotiations and Master Purchase Agreements for critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure such as generators, medium- and low-voltage switchgear, transformers, UPS systems, chillers, cooling towers, CRAHs, and pumps.

- Audit partner procurement schedules, ensure optimal allocation, and drive cost efficiency of supply in constrained markets.

- Implement frameworks for ensuring third-party data center partners and general contractors adhere to commercial equipment terms and technical specifications.

- Develop global inventory strategy including warehousing, third-party logistics, buffer stock, and distribution models to accelerate time to market and improve availability.

- Proactively monitor global supply chain volatility and execute contingency plans to avoid critical project delays.

- Translate construction and capacity roadmaps into equipment forecasts and procurement pipelines.

- Partner with Finance to optimize inventory and capital deployment strategy.

- Establish efficient return, repair, and replacement workflows with OEMs to restore failed equipment quickly.

- Negotiate warranty, startup/commissioning support, and spare parts terms, and track vendor performance.

## Minimum Qualifications

- Have 7+ years experience in supply chain management, sourcing, and procurement.

- Have a track record of developing processes for forecasting, planning, and managing data center electrical and mechanical equipment for build-out and/or operations.

- Are familiar with data center electrical and mechanical equipment.

- Possess a bachelor's degree in a relevant domain or equivalent practical experience.

## Preferred Qualifications

- 10+ years experience in supply chain management, sourcing, and procurement.

- 5+ years experience in data center or critical environment infrastructure.

- Experience working with general contractors, MEP integrators, OEMs, and equipment distributors.

- Experience working on data center construction programs.

- Familiarity with liquid cooling equipment and battery energy storage systems.

- Leadership and influencing skills.

## Benefits

- Competitive compensation and benefits

- Optional equity donation matching

- Generous vacation and parental leave

- Flexible working hours

- Lovely office space

## Location

- San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY

## Salary Range

- $320,000-$405,000 USD per year

## Skills

### Required
- supply chain management
- sourcing
- procurement
- data center electrical and mechanical equipment

### Nice to have
- data center construction
- liquid cooling equipment
- battery energy storage systems
- leadership
- influencing skills

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