Senior Supply Chain Manager (AI Infrastructure)

Location: AMER; remote-first workplace

Salary: $100,000–$120,000 USD base salary per year, plus potential bonus, equity, and/or commission programs

Company

Nscale is a vertically integrated AI cloud company operating energy, data centres, GPU superclusters, orchestration, and AI services for AI-native companies, enterprises, and governments across Europe and the US.

What you will do

• Own long-lead equipment strategy across AMER data centre programs, including make-vs-buy, sourcing, inventory strategies, and multi-year plans.
• Translate project timelines and engineering specifications into demand forecasts, procurement milestones, scenario analyses, and spend forecasts.
• Identify and manage strategic suppliers, lead RFI/RFQ/RFP processes, negotiate contracts and frame agreements, and monitor supplier performance.
• Own the purchase-to-delivery lifecycle, coordinating shipping, customs, staging, sequencing, installation, and commissioning with Logistics, Site Operations, and Installation teams.
• Identify and mitigate supply, schedule, quality, and capacity risks through alternate sources, safety stock, dual sourcing, and risk registers.
• Improve ERP/MRP, procurement, tracking, BOM, lead-time, KPI, and planning workflows while leading cross-functional reviews and mentoring junior team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Experience in supply chain, procurement, or operations with significant responsibility for long-lead materials or capital equipment.
• Proven experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects with tight deadlines and high business impact.
• Strong experience with ERP/MRP systems and advanced planning tools.
• Excellent negotiation, contract management, and supplier relationship skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including interpreting data and translating it into actions and recommendations.
• Effective communication and the ability to influence at multiple levels and work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• Experience with complex capital projects in data centres, energy, construction, semiconductors, or advanced manufacturing.
• Experience managing global supplier bases and international logistics.
• Experience implementing or improving long-lead planning processes and tools at scale.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, supportive, innovative, and inclusive work environment.
• Remote-first team with flexible workplace arrangements and autonomy over the working day.
• Competitive package including base salary and equity, with reviews every 12 months.
• Potential bonus, equity, and/or commission programs, plus medical, dental, vision, flexible paid time off, parental leave, and retirement plan participation.
• Progression plan with opportunities to try new things, lead, challenge the status quo, and own impact.