Senior Supply Chain and Logistics Manager

Nscale•Seattle, WA

9d•$110,000 - $160,000

About The Position

We're hiring a Senior Global Logistics Manager to own and elevate the end-to-end logistics function powering Nscale's global AI infrastructure supply chain. This role sits within Supply Chain Operations and reports to the Senior Director of Supply Chain Operations. You'll serve as the logistics authority for one of the most complex and consequential hardware movements in the industry — ensuring GPUs, servers, and critical AI infrastructure reach the right datacenter, in the right region, at the right time. You'll lead global freight strategy, customs and cross-border operations, last-mile datacenter delivery, and 3PL partnerships, while working closely with datacenter operations, Finance, hardware vendors, and logistics providers worldwide. As AI compute demand scales at an unprecedented pace, the logistics function is mission-critical. This is a rare opportunity for a logistics expert to shape how a fast-scaling AI infrastructure business physically moves and deploys hardware across the globe — with direct impact on uptime, capital efficiency, and customer commitments.

Requirements

8–15+ years of experience in global logistics, freight operations, or supply chain execution.
Deep hands-on expertise in international freight, customs, 3PL management, and cross-border operations.
Experience moving complex, high-value physical infrastructure — ideally in datacenter, cloud, hyperscale, or semiconductor environments.
Systems thinking with operational depth; understanding how freight decisions ripple into deployment timelines, capital exposure, and business commitments.
Analytically rigorous; comfortable in SQL and Excel, worked with large operational datasets, and can translate logistics performance data into executive-ready insights and recommendations.
Strong operator and partner; holding logistics providers to high standards while building collaborative, high-trust relationships.
Effective at driving accountability and alignment across internal stakeholders — Finance, datacenter ops, procurement, and leadership.
Experience with supply chain planning systems (SAP IBP, Anaplan, NetSuite, or similar) and BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Power BI).
Knowledge of how to use visibility platforms to track global hardware in motion.
Comfortable with ambiguity at scale; thriving in fast-moving environments where the logistics infrastructure is still being built.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience with GPU or AI hardware supply chains is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

Own and elevate the end-to-end logistics function powering Nscale's global AI infrastructure supply chain.
Serve as the logistics authority for hardware movements, ensuring GPUs, servers, and critical AI infrastructure reach the right datacenter, in the right region, at the right time.
Lead global freight strategy, customs and cross-border operations, last-mile datacenter delivery, and 3PL partnerships.
Establish yourself as the operational authority on how Nscale moves hardware globally.
Own freight mode strategy, carrier relationships, cross-border compliance, and final-mile datacenter delivery across every region we operate in.
Build lead time models, risk frameworks, and warehousing policies that turn complex logistics into reliable, repeatable execution.
Resolve bottlenecks, hold providers accountable, and ensure every datacenter launch lands on time.
Build ownership layers, including dashboards, risk models, and cross-functional partnerships that give leadership clear visibility into logistics performance and cost.
Work closely with Finance to integrate freight costs and lead times into capital planning.
Develop scenario analyses when constraints shift.
Own the warehousing footprint and inventory positioning strategy that keeps hardware optimally placed across the network.
Architect a logistics function capable of supporting growth, where freight decisions are made proactively, deployment risk is modeled before it materializes, and logistics performance is a genuine competitive advantage for the business.