The Operations Sourcing Manager, Data Center at Anthropic is responsible for overseeing sourcing operations that support the company’s global data center footprint. The role involves managing supplier engagement, negotiations, and performance across compute, networking, racks, mechanical, and cabling categories, ensuring that hardware arrives on time, at the right sites, and under favorable terms. The manager collaborates daily with engineering, data center operators, OEMs, ODMs, integrators, and service providers, while also building AI‑powered tools to streamline workflows and reporting. This is a remote‑friendly, full‑time position based in the United States.
Operations Sourcing Manager, Data Center at Anthropic
Remote - United States
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USD 320,000 - 405,000
Requirements
Skills
- 7+ years of experience in sourcing, procurement, or supply chain operations across multiple hardware categories
- Operational rigor: ownership of supplier performance, lead‑time discipline, and fulfillment escalations
- Ability to transition between compute, networking, and mechanical sourcing without loss of rigor
- Comfort operating under ambiguity and bringing structure to undefined problems
- Influence cross‑functional partners and align them around shared standards without direct authority
- Strong written communication skills producing clear artifacts for senior stakeholders
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience
- 10+ years in sourcing, procurement, supply chain operations, or hardware program management (bonus)
- 5+ years of experience sourcing data center hardware at scale (bonus)
- Hands‑on experience with PO management, scorecards, S&OP, lead‑time modeling, and expedites (bonus)
- Familiarity with data center hardware infrastructure (compute, networking, racks, cabling, CDUs, mechanical components) (bonus)
- Experience working with OEMs, ODMs, integrators, and service providers across multiple hardware categories (bonus)
- Experience supporting large‑scale hardware deployments with on‑time delivery and supplier performance driving outcomes (bonus)
Responsibilities
- Run end‑to‑end sourcing operations across data center hardware categories (compute, networking, racks, mechanical, cabling)
- Own the operational rhythm with suppliers: scorecards, capacity tracking, and quarterly business reviews
- Negotiate commercial terms across categories to align with deployment plans, prioritizing execution and on‑time delivery
- Triage supplier issues across programs, drive trade‑off decisions with engineering, finance, and deploy operations, and keep stakeholders aligned
- Build and deploy Claude‑powered workflows for benchmarking, RFPs, contract analysis, and reporting
- Produce deal memos, supplier business reviews, and operational readouts for engineering and ops leadership
Technologies
Claude AIPO managementScorecardsS&OPLead‑time modelingExpedites
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