Chief Global Procurement & GPU Supply Strategy

Javelin Venture Partners; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Options

Excellent Medical insurance

401(k)

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

Flexible PTO

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

TensorWave is seeking a VP of Global Procurement in Las Vegas to lead and scale our procurement organization. You will own strategic sourcing for AMD GPU infrastructure, manage senior vendor relationships, and partner with cross‑functional teams to align procurement with business goals.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in procurement with senior leadership experience in hyperscale/cloud infrastructure, a strong track record in large multi‑year agreements, and expertise in GPU/silicon supply

Qualifications

• 5+ years in senior procurement leadership, hyperscale/cloud infra, data centers, or semiconductors.
• Direct experience negotiating with AMD or OEM/ODM ecosystem is preferred; GPU/silicon vendor experience is relevant.
• Experience structuring large, multi‑year supply agreements with constrained supply environments.

Responsibilities

• Own strategy and execution for sourcing GPUs, servers, networking equipment, and related infrastructure; negotiate roadmaps with AMD.
• Serve as senior relationship owner with AMD teams and OEM/ODM partners (Dell, Supermicro, HPE).
• Partner with data center and energy teams to source colocation capacity, power contracts, and cooling infrastructure.
• Build category management across silicon, servers, networking, power, data center construction, software licensing, and logistics.
• Lead negotiations on high‑dollar agreements and manage supply risk, single‑source exposure, and export controls.
• Collaborate with Finance, Data Center Operations, and Revenue teams to translate demand forecasts into procurement pipelines.
• Drive total cost of ownership improvements across hardware refresh cycles and vendor consolidation.
• Lead and develop the procurement team, clarify roles, and recruit as scope grows.
• Stand up procurement policies, approval workflows, supplier scorecards, and auditability.
• Handle confidential vendor and pricing information with discretion and professionalism.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Contract negotiations

Executive communication

Cost modeling

Vendor management

Data center procurement

Education

MBA or related

Master’s in SCM/Business/Engineering

Cert CPSM/CSCP/CPIM/CPSD

Job description

TensorWave is seeking a VP of Global Procurement in Las Vegas to lead and scale our procurement organization. You will own strategic sourcing for AMD GPU infrastructure, manage senior vendor relationships, and partner with cross‑functional teams to align procurement with business goals.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in procurement with senior leadership experience in hyperscale/cloud infrastructure, a strong track record in large multi‑year agreements, and expertise in GPU/silicon supply