Chief Compute Supply Chain & Strategic Sourcing

EngineersOfAI; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthropic is seeking a Head of Compute Supply Chain to own sourcing across semiconductors, IT hardware, data center equipment, and energy infrastructure, reporting to executive leadership. The role involves building a high-performing function, growing a small team into a scalable organization, and partnering with Finance and Legal to secure supply ahead of demand.

You will manage executive supplier relationships, negotiate long-term capacity commitments, and own risk management, including

Qualifications

• 15+ years in strategic sourcing or supply chain for semiconductors, hardware, or datacenter infrastructure, and have led a function rather than a single category.
• Built a sourcing organization through rapid growth, including managers who lead teams.
• Negotiated capacity or long-term supply agreements at multibillion-dollar scale with executive counterparts.
• Deep experience in either semiconductor supply (foundry, memory or hardware) or data center and power infrastructure equipment, and the judgment to lead the other.
• Can make hard allocation calls and explain the trade-offs to executives.
• Have strong written communication and executive presence.

Responsibilities

• Own sourcing strategy across semiconductors and hardware, data center equipment, and energy equipment.
• Build the organization: develop the category leads and set how the teams operate as they grow.
• Secure supply ahead of demand through capacity reservations, wafer commitments and long-term agreements, working with the rest of the Compute team as well as domain experts in Finance and Legal.
• Hold executive relationships with hardware suppliers and power and infrastructure OEMs.
• Own supply risk, including single-source exposure, geography, tariffs and export controls.
• Identify supply gaps before they impact the business.

Skills

Strategic sourcing leadership

Executive communication

Supply chain leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Anthropic is seeking a Head of Compute Supply Chain to own sourcing across semiconductors, IT hardware, data center equipment, and energy infrastructure, reporting to executive leadership. The role involves building a high-performing function, growing a small team into a scalable organization, and partnering with Finance and Legal to secure supply ahead of demand.

You will manage executive supplier relationships, negotiate long-term capacity commitments, and own risk management, including