Description
Compensation
The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The salary range for this role is $226K - $285K per year, with additional compensation including equity, performance-related bonuses, and benefits.
Benefits include:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
- Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
- Paid parental leave and paid medical and caregiver leave
- Paid time off and company holidays
- Mental health and wellness support
- Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
- Annual learning and development stipend
- Daily meals in our offices and meal delivery credits
- Relocation support for eligible employees
About the Team
OpenAI's Industrial Compute organization is building the world's most advanced AI infrastructure ecosystem. The Strategic Sourcing team develops and executes commercial strategies to ensure reliable access to equipment, materials, and strategic partners.
About the Role
We are seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager, Data Center Infrastructure to lead sourcing strategy for critical infrastructure systems. This role will develop commercial strategies, negotiate strategic supplier agreements, and manage relationships with engineering, construction, manufacturing, and infrastructure partners.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop long-term sourcing strategies for data center infrastructure systems
- Lead strategic supplier selection, RFx processes, commercial negotiations, and contract execution
- Build and maintain executive relationships with key suppliers
- Partner with Infrastructure Delivery and Engineering to align sourcing strategies with project schedules and technical requirements
- Collaborate with Capacity Planning to ensure supplier capacity aligns with long-term infrastructure roadmaps
- Evaluate supplier capabilities and identify and mitigate supply chain risks
- Monitor global market conditions and supplier ecosystems
- Develop supplier scorecards and performance metrics
- Support executive sourcing decisions through financial analysis and market intelligence
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, or mission-critical facilities
- Proven experience negotiating complex commercial agreements
- Strong understanding of supplier qualification, contract strategy, and sourcing governance
Preferred Skills
- Experience sourcing infrastructure systems such as HV to MV Substation and Transformer Equipment, medium voltage electrical distribution equipment, low voltage electrical distribution equipment, power system protection, control and monitoring products, prefabricated electrical skids and e-houses, and modular data center infrastructure
- Experience supporting hyperscale cloud, AI infrastructure, semiconductor, energy, or advanced manufacturing programs