Senior Global Supply Manager
OLIX
Senior Global Supply Manager
OLIX
Optical compute hardware for AI inference
We're seeking a Senior Global Supply Manager, Rack Systems to build and manage the supplier base behind our rack-scale systems: power, liquid cooling, networking, servers, and rack infrastructure. You'll select and contract the suppliers for these subsystems, own rack-level cost, and make sure the right parts reach our manufacturing partner and our data center deployments on schedule.
You'll partner closely with Rack Systems engineering, Platform, Operations, Finance, and the Contract Manufacturing supply manager, balancing technical performance, cost, lead time, and supply continuity in a market where power and cooling hardware is booked far in advance.
Build the rack supplier base: Develop supplier strategy and select suppliers for power shelves and busbar, liquid cooling (CDUs, manifolds, quick disconnects, coolant), switches and optics, servers, cabling, and rack structures, including OCP-aligned and custom designs.
Lead commercial strategy: Negotiate pricing, volume commitments, long-term agreements, and capacity and IP terms, and build senior-level supplier relationships that protect lead times on constrained parts.
Own rack cost: Own the rack BOM cost view and cost-down roadmap with Engineering and Finance, with a focus on the largest drivers such as networking, optics, and power.
Manage directed buy into the build partner: Select and contract the rack parts OLIX directs to its manufacturing partner, and hand delivery, consignment, and build impact to the Contract Manufacturing supply manager.
Support data center deployment: Source rack-level and facility-side equipment for OLIX's lab and customer deployments, including long-lead items such as CDUs and power infrastructure, and coordinate with colocation and facility partners.
Build supply resiliency: Qualify second sources, manage lead-time and obsolescence risk, and hold suppliers to quality and delivery targets as volumes scale from prototype racks to multi-rack clusters.
8+ years of supply chain, commodity, or supplier management in data center hardware, power or thermal systems, networking, or server infrastructure.
Proven record sourcing rack-scale systems or major subsystems such as power shelves, CDUs, switches, and servers, with working knowledge of OCP and ORv3 standards.
Strong commercial negotiation experience: supply agreements, capacity reservations, volume commitments, and IP terms.
Working knowledge of liquid cooling and high-density power architectures, enough to engage engineers on specifications and trade-offs.
Experience managing long-lead, allocation-constrained supply and escalating through senior supplier contacts.
Clear communication across engineering, operations, and finance, with suppliers and partners in multiple time zones.
Bachelor's in Engineering or a related technical discipline; alternatively Supply Chain, Business, or a related field with significant experience. MBA or Master's preferred.
Experience in hyperscale or AI infrastructure supply chains.
Experience with colocation or facility procurement and installation.
Lean Six Sigma experience applied to supplier performance and cost reduction.
OLIX is a London-based AI chip company building optical compute infrastructure for frontier AI inference. Its product line includes specialized hardware components—chips, lasers, and interconnects—that allow each stage of token generation to run on purpose-built hardware rather than general-purpose GPUs. The X-1 platform distributes models across multiple chips linked by a slow-and-wide optical interconnect and uses a deterministic compiler to map work efficiently, while the DX-1 is the first decode accelerator that keeps models in on-chip SRAM without requiring advanced packaging or high-bandwidth memory. The company differentiates itself by providing end-to-end optical hardware designed for AI inference, rather than relying on traditional GPU-based inference pipelines. OLIX’s stated goal is to deliver the DX-1 to first customers by the second half of 2027 and to scale manufacturing and hiring across its global locations to support growth.
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