Global AI Hardware & Data Center Procurement Lead

HoYoverse; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

HoYoverse is hiring a seasoned procurement professional to lead hardware sourcing and data center deals. You will drive strategic sourcing for GPU/CPU, manage OEMs/ODMs, and optimize multi-year commitments to support AI infrastructure across global operations.

We seek candidates with a track record of closing large-scale hardware agreements, deep data center knowledge, and strong negotiation skills to align engineering, finance, and vendor teams.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of procurement or supply chain experience, with at least 2 years focused specifically on AI infrastructure.
• Proven track record negotiating and closing multi-million to nine-figure hardware and data center deals.
• Data center fundamentals: power delivery, cooling systems, capacity planning, and tier classifications.
• Experience with acceptance testing, validation workflows, and enforcement of technical SLAs.
• Proficiency in TCO modeling, scenario analysis, and financial structuring of infra deals.
• Excellent commercial judgment and negotiation skills, bridging engineering, finance, and vendor stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing for GPU systems, CPUs, high-speed networking (InfiniBand NDR/XDR, 400G/800G Ethernet), and high-performance storage
• Manage relationships with OEMs, ODMs, and system integrators; structure framework agreements and multi-year supply commitments
• Drive RFP/RFQ processes, vendor scorecards, and competitive bidding across hardware categories
• Manage allocation negotiations during constrained supply periods and secure priority access during product launches
• Oversee logistics, lead-time management, staging, and burn-in coordination across global supply chains
• Navigate export controls, and cross-border compliance, particularly for advanced compute hardware
• Build TCO models across capex, power, cooling, networking, real estate, and operational costs over multi-year horizons

Skills

Procurement experience

Negotiation skills

Data center fundamentals

Acceptance testing

TCO modeling

Commercial judgment

Education

Engineering / Computer Science / Electrical Engineering or quantitative field

Job description

HoYoverse is hiring a seasoned procurement professional to lead hardware sourcing and data center deals. You will drive strategic sourcing for GPU/CPU, manage OEMs/ODMs, and optimize multi-year commitments to support AI infrastructure across global operations.

We seek candidates with a track record of closing large-scale hardware agreements, deep data center knowledge, and strong negotiation skills to align engineering, finance, and vendor teams.