Strategic AI Supply Chain Lead: Forecasting & Capacity

Nscale; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Flexible PTO

Parental leave

Retirement plan participation

Job summary

Nscale, Seattle, seeks a Senior Supply Chain Manager to join Strategic Planning. You will bring hands-on supply chain expertise to forecasting AI demand and capacity globally, focusing on procurement, supplier management, BOM-level planning, lead times, and capacity dynamics.

You will partner with Sales, Finance, and Product Engineering to ground commercial signals in real supply chain constraints, translating them into executable demand plans and aligning revenue forecasts with capacity.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in supply chain management, procurement, or hardware supply chain.
• Deep knowledge of supplier management, lead times, BOM structures, and manufacturing constraints.
• Experience in high-growth tech or hardware environments (AI, cloud, data center preferred).

Responsibilities

• Audit and map how demand signals flow from sales to BOM level, identifying forecast gaps with supplier constraints.
• Maintain a global 18–24 month demand forecast across GPUs, racks, networking, and power/cooling.
• Stress-test demand plans with lead times, supplier capacity, and build feasibility.
• Collaborate with Sales, Finance and Product Engineering to align revenue forecasts with capacity planning.

Skills

Supply chain management

Procurement

BOM structures

Forecasting inputs

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Job description

Nscale, Seattle, seeks a Senior Supply Chain Manager to join Strategic Planning. You will bring hands-on supply chain expertise to forecasting AI demand and capacity globally, focusing on procurement, supplier management, BOM-level planning, lead times, and capacity dynamics.

You will partner with Sales, Finance, and Product Engineering to ground commercial signals in real supply chain constraints, translating them into executable demand plans and aligning revenue forecasts with capacity.