Strategic Sourcing Manager, Data Center Infrastructure, Electrical & Mechanical

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About the Team OpenAI’s Industrial Compute organization is building the infrastructure needed to support the next generation of AI. We work with engineering firms, construction partners, utilities, equipment manufacturers, and strategic suppliers to deliver hyperscale campuses. The Strategic Sourcing team develops the supplier relationships and commercial strategies that help these programs secure critical equipment, manage long-lead constraints, and deliver reliably at scale. We partner across Design Engineering, Infrastructure Delivery, Capacity Planning, Construction, Finance, Legal, and Hardware Operations. About the Role 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. The role spans both electrical and mechanical categories. Candidates should bring deep sourcing expertise in at least one discipline, with enough cross-functional fluency to partner effectively across both. Relevant backgrounds may include hyperscale…