Strategic Sourcing Manager, Data Center Infrastructure, Electrical OpenAI
- 4.6 San Francisco, CA Job Details $226,000
- $285,000 a year 14 hours ago Qualifications Financial model construction Financial model development Contract management experience in technology Bachelor's degree Vendor relationship management Contracts Procurement contract negotiation Collaboration with legal team Full Job Description Datacenter Design
- San Francisco About the Team OpenAI's Industrial Compute organization is building the world's most advanced AI infrastructure ecosystem.
Working alongside leading cloud providers, engineering firms, construction partners, utilities, and equipment manufacturers, we are delivering hyperscale AI campuses that enable the next generation of frontier AI models. The Strategic Sourcing team develops and executes the commercial strategies that ensure our infrastructure programs have reliable access to the equipment, materials, and strategic partners needed to deliver at unprecedented scale. We partner closely with Infrastructure Delivery, Capacity Planning, Design Engineering, Hardware Operations, Finance, Legal, and our external suppliers to build a resilient global supply network capable of supporting Industrial Compute's long-term growth. As we continue expanding globally, strategic sourcing becomes a critical competitive advantage, ensuring our infrastructure programs remain cost-effective, resilient, and capable of executing against aggressive deployment timelines. About the Role We are seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager, Data Center Infrastructure to lead sourcing strategy for the critical infrastructure systems that power Industrial Compute campuses. This role will develop commercial strategies, negotiate strategic supplier agreements, and manage relationships across engineering, construction, manufacturing, and infrastructure partners responsible for delivering mission-critical facilities. You will work closely with Infrastructure Delivery, Capacity Planning, Engineering, Finance, Construction, and external suppliers to ensure Industrial Compute has the capacity, supplier relationships, and commercial frameworks required to support rapid global expansion. The ideal candidate has experience sourcing major infrastructure systems for hyperscale data centers, mission-critical facilities, industrial construction, semiconductor manufacturing, energy infrastructure, or similarly complex capital projects. Key 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 capacityance, 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 qualificationance management, and sourcing governance. Experience partnering with engineering, construction, finance, legal, and operations organizations. Excellent analytical, financial modeling, negotiation, and executive communication skills. Preferred Skills Experience sourcing one or more of the following infrastructure systems: HV to MV Substation and Transformer Equipment Medium voltage electrical distribution equipment & MV to LV transformers Low voltage electrical distribution equipment (switchgear, busway, UPS) Power system protection, control & monitoring products Prefabricated electrical skids and e-houses Modular data center infrastructure Additionally, we'd value: Experience supporting hyperscale cloud, AI infrastructure, semiconductor, energy, or advanced manufacturing programs. Familiarity with long-lead equipment planning and supplier capacity management. Experience working with global supplier networks across North America, Europe, and Asia. Experience working with EPC, design-build, or integrated project delivery partners About OpenAI OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core the full spectrum of humanity. We are an equal opportunity employeration, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable lawation technology systems and related data security obligations. To notify OpenAI that you believe this job posting is non-compliant. No response will be provided to inquiries unrelated to job posting compliance. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology. Compensation $226K
