# Head of Compute Supply Chain

**Company:** [Anthropic](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/anthropic)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, New York, NY
**Role:** Business Operations
**Experience:** 15+ years
**Skills:** Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain, Semiconductors, Hardware, Data Center Infrastructure, Energy Equipment, Capacity Reservations, Wafer Commitments, Long-Term Agreements, Supplier Relationships, Supply Risk, Export Controls, Tariffs, Oems, Executive Communication
**Posted:** 2026-09-03

> Leads Anthropic’s global compute supply chain, overseeing sourcing across semiconductors, hardware, data center infrastructure, and energy equipment. The role requires 15+ years of strategic sourcing or supply chain leadership, organizational-building experience, and multibillion-dollar supplier negotiations.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own sourcing strategy across semiconductors and hardware, data center equipment, and energy equipment.
- Build the organization by developing category leads and defining team operating practices as the function grows.
- Secure supply ahead of demand through capacity reservations, wafer commitments, and long-term agreements, partnering with Compute, Finance, and Legal.
- Maintain 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 affect the business.

## Requirements
- 15+ years of experience in strategic sourcing or supply chain for semiconductors, hardware, or datacenter infrastructure, including leadership of a function rather than a single category.
- Experience building a sourcing organization through rapid growth, including managers who lead teams.
- Experience negotiating capacity or long-term supply agreements at multibillion-dollar scale with executive counterparts.
- Deep experience in semiconductor supply or data center and power infrastructure equipment, with the judgment to lead the other domain.
- Ability to make allocation decisions and explain trade-offs to executives.
- Strong written communication and executive presence.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

## Nice to have
- Experience building a sourcing function from scratch.
- Experience sourcing robotics or manufacturing equipment.
- Experience sourcing across the US, Europe, and Asia for an international data center portfolio.

## Compensation and benefits
- Annual salary: $1–$2 USD.
- Competitive compensation and benefits.
- Optional equity donation matching.
- Generous vacation and parental leave.
- Flexible working hours.

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