Senior Global Supply Manager

<p>Thanks for your interest in Oklo!  We are searching for a Senior Global Supply Manager to join our team. </p> <p><strong>Position Description</strong></p> <p>Oklo is seeking a Global Supply Manager to architect and lead the company’s supply base strategy across critical nuclear hardware and production systems. This is a highly strategic role responsible for proactively designing how Oklo sources, qualifies, manages, and optimizes its supplier ecosystem at scale.</p> <p>This role goes beyond traditional category management. The Global Supply Manager will develop a deep understanding of Oklo’s sourced Bill of Materials (BOM) at the component level and ensure a deliberate, forward-looking sourcing strategy is in place across all critical hardware. The objective is to build a proactive sourcing organization that anticipates risk, enables scale, and maximizes financial and regulatory outcomes.</p> <p>The Global Supply Manager reports to the Senior Director of Procurement & Supply Chain and partners closely with Engineering, Finance, Quality, Manufacturing, and Program leadership.</p> <p>This position may be based in Santa Clara, CA or remote within the United States.</p> <p><strong>Specific responsibilities may include:</strong></p> <p><strong>Supply Base Architecture & Strategy</strong></p> <ul> <li>Develop and execute comprehensive supply base strategies across the sourced BOM, with component-level understanding of cost, risk, capacity, and qualification requirements</li> <li>Ensure every critical component has a defined sourcing strategy aligned to deployment timelines and scaling plans</li> <li>Drive the transition from reactive purchasing to proactive, forward-planned sourcing</li> <li>Identify single-source risks, long-lead exposures, and supply bottlenecks before they impact program milestones</li> </ul> <p><strong>Supplier Profiling & Governance</strong></p> <ul> <li>Establish supplier segmentation and profiling frameworks to assess technical capability, nuclear qualification status, capacity, commercial leverage, and strategic importance</li> <li>Define criteria for supplier classification and ensure consistent understanding across Engineering, Quality, and Operations</li> <li>Own and manage the Approved Supplier List (ASL), ensuring suppliers meet regulatory, quality, and performance standards</li> <li>Drive formal supplier performance management, including scorecarding, corrective action tracking, and long-term relationship planning</li> </ul> <p><strong>Tax Credit & Domestic Content Strategy</strong></p> <ul> <li>Own procurement alignment with applicable federal and state