Nscale
AI Infrastructure
PrincipalSupplyChainManager
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“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.
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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