Nscale

AI Infrastructure

PrincipalSupplyChainManager

$125–200k Seattle, Washington, United States
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Principal candidates.

The Brief

“Principal Supply Chain Manager at Nscale. Skills: Supply chain management, Demand planning, Hardware procurement, Capital efficiency. Drive analytical rigor. Drive forecasting accuracy”

What You'll Achieve.

Reduce excess inventory; Reduce stranded capital; Reduce supply risk; Balance service levels; Balance capital efficiency

Industry & Context.

AI Infrastructure
Problems you'll solve

Data analysis; Process refinement; Risk assessment; Mitigation strategy; Risk modeling; Sensitivity analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10–12 years of experience in supply chain management, 10–12 years of experience in demand planning, 10–12 years of experience in procurement operations, Experience in datacenter environments, Experience in cloud infrastructure environments, Experience in hyperscale environments, Demonstrated experience with GPU-based supply chains, Demonstrated experience with hardware procurement at scale, Understanding of hardware lifecycle economics, Proven track record managing OEM relationships, Proven track record managing hardware vendor relationships, Advanced proficiency in Excel, Advanced proficiency in financial modeling, Ability to build complex analytical models, SQL skills, Comfort working with operational datasets

Nice to Have

Experience in capital-intensive environments, Logistics coordination expertise, Proficiency with supply chain planning systems, Exposure to BI tools

What You'll Do.

Drive analytical rigor

Drive forecasting accuracy

Drive capital efficiency

Translate demand signals

Translate deployment plans

Develop demand forecasts

Build supply visibility models

Identify allocation risks

Mitigate allocation risks

Assess supply concentration risk

Develop mitigation strategies

Make allocation decisions

Analyze inventory levels

Identify excess hardware

Identify underutilized hardware

Recommend rebalancing strategies

Optimize buffer stock

Optimize spare pooling

Lead cross-region allocation analysis

Oversee datacenter launches

Analyze logistics constraints

Analyze import/export constraints

Develop strategic analysis

Lead alignment with Finance

Conduct risk modeling

Conduct sensitivity analysis

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional efforts; Partnership with stakeholders

Communication Scope

Executive-level insights; Strategic recommendations

Full Job Description

About Nscale Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility. We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you’ll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you’ll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future. About the Role We're hiring a Principal Supply Chain Manager to drive analytical rigor, forecasting accuracy, and capital efficiency across Nscale's global hardware supply chain. This role partners with the VP, Supply Chain Planning to translate demand signals, deployment plans, and infrastructure expansion roadmaps into actionable procurement, allocation, and inventory strategies. You'll lead cross-functional efforts across commercial, infrastructure, finance, and supply chain planning to ensure GPUs and supporting hardware are available in the right region, at the right time, and in the right configuration. Your leadership will be critical in helping Nscale plan and scale hardware availability across multiple global datacenter regions while reducing excess inventory, stranded capital, and supply risk. What you'll be doing Demand Planning & Forecasting Support Develop short- and mid-term demand forecasts for GPUs, servers, networking, and supporting infrastructure Translate commercial pipeline and expansion plans into hardware demand models Lead scenario modeling for capacity expansion and regional demand analysis Drive forecast accuracy impro

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