Teams at OLIX

Build and manage the global supplier base for rack-scale systems, including power, liquid cooling, networking, servers, cabling, and rack infrastructure. Lead supplier selection, commercial negotiations, capacity commitments, rack-level cost management, directed buys, data center deployment sourcing, and supply resiliency. Partner with engineering, operations, finance, manufacturing, and facility teams to manage long-lead constrained components, qualify second sources, and ensure quality, delivery, and cost targets as production scales.

Own global sourcing and supplier strategy for semiconductor, photonics, packaging, assembly, test, and lab capital equipment. Lead negotiations, capacity planning, long-lead-time management, installation, site readiness, FAT, SAT, and production qualification. Coordinate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Facilities, Finance, contract manufacturers, and equipment partners to align capital plans, equipment readiness, service coverage, risk mitigation, and international shipping requirements with production schedules.

Own the global commercial relationship with a primary contract manufacturing and joint development partner. Lead agreements, pricing, capacity reservations, procurement models, build readiness, NPI, factory ramp, forecasting, material allocation, logistics, supplier performance, quality, and risk management through high-volume production. Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Test, Finance, and Legal while developing scalable contract manufacturing processes and evaluating additional capacity and sites.