Nscale

SeniorDirector,Sourcing

$20–350k United States; Canada Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Director, Sourcing at Nscale. Skills: Supply chain planning, Procurement execution, Inventory oversight, Cross-functional leadership. Own end-to-end supply chain planning process. Ensure on-time delivery across all builds”

What You'll Achieve.

Achieve superior results; Reduce complexity of AI development; Bolster technical capabilities; Support strategic business outcomes; Enable rapid company scale; Support global AI infrastructure expansion; Support hyperscale growth trajectory; Ensure execution meets company goals; Reduce supply-related delays

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Risk mitigation; Proactive risk mitigation; Problem solving

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

12+ years of experience in supply chain planning, procurement, production control, or hardware operations, Deep expertise with MRP/ERP systems, Advanced planning tools expertise, Build scheduling environments expertise, Experience leading global planning or procurement teams, Proven success improving on-time delivery, Proven success improving inventory performance, Proven success improving supplier execution, Bachelor's or master’s degree in supply chain, engineering, operations, business, or related field

Nice to Have

Experience supporting rapid growth in hardware-centric or AI/cloud infrastructure environments

What You'll Do.

Own end-to-end supply chain planning process

Ensure on-time delivery across all builds

Build and implement standardized planning processes

Oversee planning for core hardware infrastructure

Oversee planning for IT equipment requirements

Lead procurement function for PO execution

Ensure timely PO issuance

Drive supplier performance across cost

Own daily and weekly build schedule reviews

Ensure appropriate inventory levels

Monitor inventory accuracy

Reconcile inventory discrepancies

Support cycle-count and audit processes

Collaborate with TPMs and Engineering on BOM changes

Adapt planning and procurement to engineering updates

Align cross-functional teams to prevent shortages

Establish and maintain operational cadence

and supply visibility

Work closely with Strategic Sourcing

Work closely with Operations

Work closely with Quality

Work closely with TPMs

Work closely with Data Center Run teams

Identify supply risks

Drive early mitigation plans

Implement and track KPIs

Lead continuous improvement initiatives

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Internal teams; Contract manufacturers; Engineering teams; Supply Chain Analytics; Strategic Sourcing; Operations; Quality; Data Center Run teams

Communication Scope

Executive presentations

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 are hiring a Senior Director, Sourcing to build and scale Nscale’s end-to-end hardware planning, procurement, inventory, and production scheduling capabilities. Reporting to the SVP of Supply Chain, this executive leader will drive operational reliability across all hardware builds, ensure on-time delivery, unify planning processes across sites, and oversee procurement execution across all hardware categories — including expanding management of IT equipment. You will lead a high-performing team of planners, schedulers, buyers, and procurement leaders (6–12 team members), ensuring that the right materials arrive at the right place, at the right time — with appropriate buffers — while enabling rapid company scale. This role is critical to supporting Nscale’s global AI infrastructure expansion and hyperscale growth trajectory. What you'll be doing Planning & Execution Leadership Own the end-to-end supply chain planning process for all hardware builds, including capacity planning, material planning, demand/supply matching, and production scheduling. Ensure on-time delivery across all builds through structured buffers, lead-time mo

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