Staff Data Center Supply Chain Manager
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Not listed
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Staff
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Category
- Logistics
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in supply chain, procurement, sourcing, or commodity management for data center, hyperscale, industrial, or large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Proven experience in vendor qualification, supplier development, contract negotiation, lead time management, capacity planning, and risk mitigation.
- Strong knowledge of data center infrastructure categories including power distribution, cooling systems, mechanical equipment, electrical components, controls, and construction services.
- Demonstrated ability to support proposal development with equipment availability, pricing, and procurement strategy inputs.
- Experience developing and using procurement tools, tracking systems, scorecards, and templates for repeatable processes and consistent execution.
- Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and suppliers.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed (approximately 20-25%).
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, MBA, or Engineering.
- Direct experience with hyperscale data center or modular/prefabricated infrastructure supply chains.
- Hands-on experience with capex-intensive projects, construction contractors, or general contractors in data center environments.
- Proficiency in supply chain analytics, risk modeling, S&OP processes, and supplier performance management (scorecards, QBRs).
- Specific category experience in power and cooling commodities (transformers, switchgear, generators, chillers, CDUs, busway, etc.).
- Certifications such as CPSM, CSCP, or equivalent professional supply chain credentials.
- Strong background in owner/developer or operator-side supply chain roles for mission-critical or hyperscale facilities.
- Familiarity with AI/GPU infrastructure supply requirements, global market dynamics, and long-term capacity planning.
Full description
Job Req ID: 29310
About Supermicro:
Supermicro® is a Top Tier provider of advanced server, storage, and networking solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/ Big Data, Hyperscale, HPC and IoT/Embedded customers worldwide. We are the #5 fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented global expansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer a large number of new positions to the technology community. We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to join us.
Job Summary:
Supermicro is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff Data Center Supply Chain Manager to build and lead the supply chain foundation for next-generation modular data centers (DCBBS) and customer data center deployments. This role will be a key driver in developing structured supplier strategies, vendor qualification processes, and procurement frameworks to enable repeatable, scalable delivery with predictable cost, schedule, and supplier performance.
The successful candidate will coordinate sourcing across electrical, mechanical, cooling, controls, and construction categories, support proposal and project teams with availability and pricing inputs, track lead times and risks, and develop tools and processes that reduce execution risk while aligning suppliers with engineering and deployment requirements.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain approved supplier lists and qualified vendor pools for key DCBBS equipment and service categories across power, cooling, mechanical, electrical, controls, and construction.
- Track and report lead times, pricing inputs, vendor capacity, and procurement risks for assigned DCBBS projects and deployments, providing proactive visibility to stakeholders.
- Support proposal and project teams with timely equipment availability assessments, budgetary pricing, and procurement strategy recommendations to meet customer timelines.
- Coordinate supplier engagement, RFQs, negotiations, and performance management across electrical, mechanical, cooling, controls, and construction-related scope.
- Develop and implement repeatable procurement tracking tools, vendor comparison templates, scorecards, and escalation processes for consistent DCBBS execution.
- Partner with engineering, project management, and finance teams to align supplier capabilities, technical requirements, and project timelines while identifying supply risks early.
- Identify supply risks, develop mitigation strategies (alternative sourcing, buffer planning, capacity expansion), and support contingency planning for long-lead or constrained equipment.
- Capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement of supply chain frameworks, supplier performance metrics, and deployment processes to enhance predictability and scalability.