Strategic Sourcing Manager, Compute
Lead strategic sourcing and supplier negotiations for AI compute infrastructure including GPUs, servers, and cooling systems at hyperscale. Requires 10+ years in hardware supply chain and deep technical fluency in compute architectures.
About the job
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies for the next generation of AI compute infrastructure in partnership with engineering and program leadership.
- Stay at the leading edge of industry and supply-chain trends to inform category strategy and long-range planning.
- Initiate, negotiate, and manage commercial agreements across OEM/ODM/JDMs for accelerators, GPUs/CPUs, server platforms, rack systems, liquid-cooling components, PSUs, and supporting mechanical/electrical subsystems.
- Secure capacity and optionality across a rapidly scaling compute supply chain while mitigating risk and ensuring manufacturing readiness.
- Partner cross-functionally with engineering, program delivery, legal, operations, and finance to ensure sourcing strategies align with technical and program objectives.
- Drive competitive sourcing events, commercial structuring, and vendor accountability across the compute bill of materials.
- Provide technical and commercial evaluation guidance during supplier selection and product qualification cycles.
- Deliver portfolio-level visibility to executive stakeholders on progress, risks, and decision points with clarity and precision.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of strategic sourcing and vendor management experience, with deep expertise in compute systems and hardware supply chains.
- Demonstrated leadership sourcing for high-performance compute, accelerators, and data-center server platforms — ideally including OEM/JDM/ODM engagement.
- Technical fluency in compute architecture, including GPUs, CPUs, server platforms, rack systems, cold-plate & liquid-cooling design, and associated power delivery subsystems.
- Proven success negotiating complex capital procurement agreements and supplier capacity programs at hyperscale.
- Ability to influence cross-functional technical and executive teams and drive alignment in fast-moving, high-stakes environments.
- Strong analytical decision-making and commercial structuring skills, balancing speed, cost, technical requirements, and strategic risk.
- Experience with global manufacturing, supply chain readiness, long-lead materials, and ramp-to-volume for high-complexity hardware.
- Familiarity with hyperscale data-center operational requirements, testing/qualification cycles, and integration workflows.
- Procurement, supply chain, program management, or data-center hardware certifications are advantageous.
Skills
Strategic Sourcing, Vendor Management, Compute Systems, Hardware Supply Chain, High-Performance Computing, Gpu/Cpu Sourcing, Server Platforms, Rack Systems, Liquid Cooling, Power Delivery Systems, Oem/Odm/Jdm Engagement, Capital Procurement, Hyperscale Data Centers, Supply Chain Readiness, Manufacturing Ramp
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