We are seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead sourcing strategy for electrical and mechanical infrastructure systems across Industrial Compute campuses. You will develop supplier and commercial strategies, negotiate agreements, and align supplier capacity with technical requirements and deployment plans.

Develop sourcing strategies for critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure systems.

Lead supplier selection, RFx processes, negotiations, and contract execution for major infrastructure programs.

Build strategic relationships with manufacturers, EPC firms, integrators, and infrastructure suppliers.

Partner with Engineering and Infrastructure Delivery to align commercial decisions with technical requirements, project schedules, and deployment priorities.

Coordinate with Capacity Planning on long-term supplier capacity, lead times, and infrastructure roadmaps.

Evaluate suppliers’ manufacturing capacity, quality, financial health, delivery performance, and operational maturity.

Identify and mitigate supply risks through supplier diversification, capacity reservations, long-term agreements, and alternative sourcing strategies.

Monitor market conditions, manufacturing trends, commodity impacts, and other factors that could affect cost or delivery.

Establish supplier scorecards and performance measures for quality, cost, schedule, responsiveness, safety, and execution.

Develop market analyses, supplier benchmarks, financial models, and scenarios to support sourcing decisions.

Partner with Finance and Legal to structure scalable agreements and sourcing governance.

Strategic Sourcing Manager, Data Center Infrastructure, Electrical & Mechanical

Responsibilities

Qualification

Required

Preferred

Company

OpenAI

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