Data Center OFE Strategic Sourcing Lead

divh2Data Center OFE Strategic Sourcing Lead/h2pSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY/ph3About Anthropic/h3pAnthropics mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems./ph3About the Role/h3pWe are hiring a Strategic Sourcing lead to drive development and execution of procurement strategies to help scale Anthropics Data Center electrical and mechanical Owner Furnished Equipment (OFE) footprint. In this role, you will own end-to-end sourcing strategies for critical electrical and mechanical infrastructure such as generators, switchgear, UPS systems, chillers, and cooling equipment. You will partner closely with engineering, demand planning, construction, and third parties to drive equipment availability, establish vendor relationships, and negotiate commercial agreements. As a sourcing lead focused on key Data Center equipment, you will play a critical role in helping Anthropic to achieve its ambitious scaling goals./ph3Key Responsibilities/h3ulliDrive 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./liliAudit partner procurement schedules, ensure optimal allocation, and drive cost efficiency of supply in constrained markets./liliImplement frameworks for ensuring third-party data center partners and general contractors adhere to commercial equipment terms and technical specifications./liliDevelop global inventory strategy including warehousing, third-party logistics, buffer stock, and distribution models to accelerate time to market and improve availability./liliProactively monitor global supply chain volatility (e.g., lead times for transformers, generators, and switchgear) and execute contingency plans to avoid critical project delays./liliTranslate construction and capacity roadmaps into equipment forecasts and procurement pipelines./liliPartner with Finance to optimize inventory and capital deployment strategy./liliEstablish efficient return, repair, and replacement workflows with OEMs to restore failed equipment quickly./liliNegotiate warranty, startup/commissioning support, and spare parts terms, and track vendor performance/li/ulh3Minimum Qualifications/h3ulliHave 7+ years experience in supply chain management, sourcing, and procurement./liliHave a track record of developing processes for forecasting, planning, and managing data center electrical and mechanical equipment for build-out and/or operations./liliAre familiar with data center electrical and mechanical equipment (e.g., generators, switchgear, transformers, UPS, batteries, chillers, cooling towers, CRAHs/CRACs, pumps, CDUs)./liliPossess a bachelors degree in a relevant domain (e.g., electrical/mechanical engineering, construction management, supply chain) or equivalent practical experience./li/ulh3Preferred Qualifications/h3ulli10+ years experience in supply chain management, sourcing, and procurement./lili5+ years experience in data center or critical environment infrastructure./liliExperience working with general contractors, MEP integrators, OEMs, and equipment distributors./liliExperience working on data center construction programs./liliFamiliarity with liquid cooling equipment (CDUs, dry coolers, manifolds) and battery energy storage systems./liliLeadership and influencing skills./li/ulpThe annual compensation range for this role is listed below. For sales roles, the range provided is the roles On Target Earnings (OTE) range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role./ppAnnual Salary: $290,000 - $365,000 USD/ph3Logistics/h3pMinimum education: Bachelors degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience/ppRequired field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience/ppMinimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position/ppLocation-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices./ppVisa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas! However, we arent able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. But if we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this./ppWe encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. Not all strong candidates will meet every single qualification as listed. Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more prone to experiencing imposter syndrome and doubting the strength of their candidacy, so we urge you not to exclude yourself prematurely and to submit an application if youre interested in this work. Your safety matters to us. To protect yourself from potential scams, remember that Anthropic recruiters only contact you from @anthropic.com email addresses. In some cases, we may partner with vetted recruiting agencies who will identify themselves as working on behalf of Anthropic. Be cautious of emails from other domains. Legitimate Anthropic recruiters will never ask for money, fees, or banking information before your first day. If youre ever unsure about a communication, dont click any linksvisit anthropic.com/careers directly for confirmed position openings./ph3How Were Different/h3pWe believe that the highest-impact AI research will be big science. At Anthropic we work as a single cohesive team on just a few large-scale research efforts. And we value impact advancing our long-term goals of steerable, trustworthy AI rather than work on smaller and more specific puzzles. We view AI research as an empirical science, which has as much in common with physics and biology as with traditional efforts in computer science. Were an extremely collaborative group, and we host frequent research discussions to ensure that we are pursuing the highest-impact work at any given time. As such, we greatly value communication skills./ppThe easiest way to understand our research directions is to read our recent research. This research continues many of the directions our team worked on prior to Anthropic, including: GPT-3, Circuit-Based Interpretability, Multimodal Neurons, Scaling Laws, AI Compute, Concrete Problems in AI Safety, and Learning from Human Preferences./ph3Come Work With Us!/h3pAnthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues. Guidance on Candidates AI Usage: Learn about our policy for using AI in our application process./p/div