Strategic Sourcing Manager, Global Network & Infrastructure

F5 Networks, Inc.; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

F5 Networks, Inc. seeks a Strategic Sourcing Manager for Network Planning and Acquisition.

You will own alignment of network sourcing strategy with global infrastructure delivery, ensuring data center, fiber, carrier services, and interconnect capacity are secured in time to support a growing footprint. You will lead cross-functional efforts with Supply Chain, Network Engineering, Infrastructure Operations, Finance, and Procurement to translate capacity signals into actionable sourcing

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, network procurement, or infrastructure acquisition.
• Demonstrated expertise in fiber and carrier sourcing at scale, including dark fiber IRUs, lit services, IP transit, and peering arrangements across multi-site, multi-market environments.
• Commercial and technical depth across network infrastructure: understand fiber, transport, and carrier services and their impact on economics.
• Strong analytical and modeling skills for building TCO models and evaluating buy vs. build decisions.
• Executive-ready communication to defend assumptions and translate network trade-offs into business risk and investment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute category strategies across dark fiber, wavelengths, carrier services, IP transit, peering, IX connectivity, and OSP services.
• Lead RFPs, negotiations, and contracts with ISPs, carriers, utilities, and fiber providers and negotiate pricing, SLAs, build timelines, and renewal terms.
• Translate technical requirements into executable sourcing packages and support fiber builds and interconnect deployments.
• Establish supplier KPIs, manage performance reviews, and remediate when commitments are not met.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to secure early fiber access and expand into new markets while protecting service delivery.

Skills

Network procurement

Carrier sourcing

Dark fiber IRU

Peering & IX

Market analysis

Vendor management

Tools

KMZ/GIS tools

Route mapping platforms

Fiber management systems

Job description

F5 Networks, Inc. seeks a Strategic Sourcing Manager for Network Planning and Acquisition.

You will own alignment of network sourcing strategy with global infrastructure delivery, ensuring data center, fiber, carrier services, and interconnect capacity are secured in time to support a growing footprint. You will lead cross-functional efforts with Supply Chain, Network Engineering, Infrastructure Operations, Finance, and Procurement to translate capacity signals into actionable sourcing