Strategy & Commercial Specialist, Infrastructure (Compute & Storage Products)

SEA Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

SEA Singapore's Infrastructure team seeks a Compute & Storage Specialist to lead procurement for compute and storage products and licenses across business units. You will interface with internal customers and suppliers, managing qualification and negotiated outcomes to ensure cost-effective infrastructure.

Responsibilities include market research, SOPs, POC testing, and cross-functional coordination to optimize IT operations and support strategic infrastructure initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in IT or engineering or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant full-time experience in compute/storage.
• Analytical and critical thinking with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Assist in planning and implementing IT infra strategies focusing on compute/storage.
• Conduct market research to advise on infra investments and licensing.
• Drive frameworks, SOPs and templates for Infra team operations.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external vendors for POC testing and qualification.
• Lead qualification, evaluation, negotiation on commercial aspects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders for service delivery and post-sales improvements.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Numerical aptitude

Multitasking

Time management

System architecture understanding

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in IT or engineering

Job description

Our Infrastructure team provides the end-to-end managed services and solutions for the Group's entire Internet infrastructure alongside running business applications. We excel in building the architecture, providing solutions and operations of data center, connectivity, cloud, networking, system, storage and security. We are a proud provider of high-quality and stable running business applications and services to our internal business units.

As a Compute & Storage Specialist in Sea Infrastructure, you will be responsible for compute and storage related procurement, supporting the requirement from various business units. You will serve as the primary interface and act as the process owner responsible for managing suppliers and internal customers. In this position, you will play a key role in procuring high-quality and cost-efficient infrastructure products/services for the organization.

Job Description

• Assist in planning, developing and implementing comprehensive IT infrastructure strategies tailored to the business needs and prospects, with a focus on compute and storage products, including but not limited to server, storage, and its components (e.g. CPU/GPU SSD, RAM, transceivers, etc) as well as associated software and licenses.
• Conduct market research to advise on the infrastructure investment, purchase model, and relevant technologies to improve the performance, efficiency and the total cost of ownership based on the company’s business strategy
• Adopt industrial standards and best practices; drive and govern related frameworks, SOPs and templates/checklists within the Infra team to optimize the organization’s IT operations process.
• Work with internal technical teams and external vendors on the Proof-of-Concept (POC) test and assist on the qualification process and requirement validation.
• Lead the qualification, evaluation, selection, negotiation processes on commercial aspects.
• Work with other stakeholders on delivery of service and post-sales support improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in IT or engineering, or other relevant fields
• Minimum 10 years of relevant full-time experience in compute and storage domain
• Strong understanding of components, system constructs, high-level architecture, and use cases within Internet companies.
• Market landscape knowledge is preferred
• Proven working experience in the procurement capacity is an added advantage
• Aptitude in working with numbers
• Analytical and critical thinking skills
• Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently
• Accurate and precise attention to detail

Kindly note that you can only be considered for one role at a time with any of the companies within our Group. If you have applied for other jobs with the Group, you will be considered for roles in the order of your application.