Nscale
SeniorSupplyChainandLogisticsManager
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“Senior Supply Chain and Logistics Manager at Nscale. Skills: Supply chain, Logistics, Demand planning, Hardware procurement. Lead end-to-end hardware movement strategy. Optimize freight modes”
What You'll Achieve.
Reduce excess inventory; Reduce stranded capital; Reduce transportation risk; Reduce supply disruption; Ensure hardware availability; Optimize capital efficiency
Industry & Context.
Analytical rigor; Data-informed process improvements; Scenario modeling; Sensitivity analyses; Risk models
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7–15+ years of experience in supply chain analysis, demand planning, logistics analytics, or hardware procurement, Experience in datacenter, cloud infrastructure, hyperscale, or high-performance computing environments, Experience analyzing global logistics flows, including freight, customs, warehousing, and 3PLs, Understanding of hardware lifecycle economics in capital-intensive environments, Experience working with OEMs, hardware vendors, global logistics providers, and customs frameworks, Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial modeling, SQL skills and experience working with large operational datasets
Nice to Have
Direct exposure to GPU-based supply chains across multiple regions is a significant advantage, Familiarity with supply chain planning systems such as SAP IBP, Anaplan, NetSuite, or similar, Familiarity with BI tools like Looker, Tableau, or Power BI
What You'll Do.
Lead end-to-end hardware movement strategy
Optimize freight modes
Optimize customs clearance
Optimize final-mile delivery
Own transportation lead time models
Own cross-border logistics models
Translate regulatory constraints into deployment schedules
Develop mitigation strategies
Direct partnerships with global logistics providers
Optimize freight cost
Optimize transit time
Optimize risk exposure
Drive continuous improvement in logistics performance
Drive resolution of bottlenecks in international shipping
Drive resolution of bottlenecks in customs
Drive resolution of bottlenecks in warehouse operations
Improve processes through data
Ensure vendor accountability
Lead new datacenter launch strategy
Analyze hardware readiness
Analyze logistics feasibility
Ensure seamless deployment execution
Own short-term demand forecasting
Own mid-term demand forecasting
Own long-term demand forecasting
Drive forecast accuracy improvements
Translate commercial pipeline into hardware demand models
Translate expansion plans into hardware demand models
Translate infrastructure roadmaps into hardware demand models
Translate commercial pipeline into capacity plans
Translate expansion plans into capacity plans
Translate infrastructure roadmaps into capacity plans
Lead scenario modeling for capacity expansion
Lead scenario modeling for supply constraints
Lead scenario modeling for regional demand shifts
Lead scenario modeling for logistics lead times
Support strategic planning
Drive continuous improvement in forecast accuracy
Drive continuous improvement in planning methodologies
Establish best practices across the organization
Own inventory analytics
Analyze inventory levels
Analyze inventory turns
Analyze inventory aging
Assess stranded capital risk
Make rebalancing decisions
Lead rebalancing strategies for excess hardware
Lead rebalancing strategies for obsolete hardware
Lead rebalancing strategies for underutilized hardware
Optimize capital efficiency
Direct spare pooling optimization
Direct buffer stock strategy
Direct inter-region transfer decisions
Align with business priorities
Develop cross-region allocation strategies
Balance customer demand with hardware availability
Maximize capital efficiency
Own warehousing footprint strategy
Own regional stocking policies
Drive organizational alignment on inventory positioning
Establish executive dashboards for demand versus supply
Establish executive dashboards for GPU allocation status
Establish executive dashboards for inventory health
Establish executive dashboards for inventory aging
Establish executive dashboards for procurement lead times
Establish executive dashboards for transportation lead times
Establish executive dashboards for in-transit logistics performance
Drive strategic analysis
Provide executive recommendations for supply decisions
Provide executive recommendations for logistics decisions
Lead cross-functional partnership with Finance
Integrate hardware forecasts into capital planning models
Integrate logistics costs into capital planning models
Own datacenter operations coordination
Ensure deployment readiness across multiple sites
Support business objectives
Own structured risk models for supply shocks
Own structured risk models for freight disruptions
Own structured risk models for vendor concentration
Own structured risk models for geopolitical constraints
Lead sensitivity analyses on pricing volatility
Lead sensitivity analyses on allocation shifts
Lead sensitivity analyses on transportation delays
Lead sensitivity analyses on demand surges
Inform strategic planning
Drive proactive mitigation strategies
Eliminate supply chain disruption risks
Eliminate logistics disruption risks
Execute mitigation strategies
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Datacenter operations; Finance; Hardware vendors; Global logistics providers; Cross-functional partnership
Communication Scope
Executive recommendations
Process & Methodology
Capital planning, Deployment schedules, Mitigation strategies
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 Senior Supply Chain and Logistics Manager to drive analytical rigor, forecasting accuracy, logistics performance, and capital efficiency across Nscale's global hardware supply chain. This role sits within Supply Chain Operations and reports to the VP, Supply Chain Planning, where you'll lead the development and execution of demand, procurement, allocation, inventory, and global logistics strategies working closely with datacenter operations, Finance, hardware vendors, and global logistics providers. You will own the strategy to ensure GPUs and supporting hardware are available in the right region, at the right time, in the right configuration while reducing excess inventory, stranded capital, transportation risk, and supply disruption. This is a high-impact opportunity for a strategic leader who wants to shape how a fast-scaling AI infrastructure business plans and moves critical hardware globally. What you'll be doing Logistics & Global Deployment Strategy Lead end-to-end hardware movement strategy from vendor to datacenter, including freight modes, customs clearance, and final-mile delivery optimization. Own tran
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