Procurement Program Manager

Lenovo

Morrisville (NC)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 210,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Lenovo is seeking a Senior Program Manager, Procurement Strategy to lead sourcing and supplier engagement for AI and CSP programs in a fast-paced environment. The role drives sourcing strategy, supplier selection, negotiations, risk management, and cost optimization from concept to mass production.

Ideal candidates bring executive-level communication skills, strong business acumen, and experience influencing stakeholders across engineering, product development, and global supply networks.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related field.
8+ years in strategic sourcing, procurement, or supply chain management.
Experience managing complex hardware, electronics, semiconductor, server, networking, storage, or data center supply chains.
Demonstrated success leading supplier negotiations and commercial strategy execution.
Strong analytical, financial, and problem-solving capabilities.
Experience driving cross-functional programs with multiple stakeholders and executive visibility.
Excellent communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
MBA or advanced degree preferred.
APICS/ASCM, CPSM, or equivalent certification preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute sourcing strategies that support AI infrastructure, server, storage, networking, and cloud platform portfolios.
Drive supplier selection, contract negotiations, commercial agreements, and total-cost optimization initiatives.
Align procurement roadmaps with business objectives, product strategies, and customer requirements.
Identify supply market trends, emerging technologies, and supplier innovations to strengthen Lenovo's competitive advantage.
Lead procurement engagement from early concept through product launch and mass production.
Ensure material readiness and supplier capacity planning for aggressive AI platform launch schedules.
Partner with engineering teams to influence component selection, design-for-cost initiatives, and sourcing decisions.
Support product transitions, qualification activities, and technology roadmaps.
Build executive-level relationships with strategic suppliers.
Lead commercial negotiations involving pricing, investment commitments, capacity, lead times, and supply agreements.
Drive supplier performance management through quality, delivery, cost, and innovation metrics.
Champion strategic supplier partnerships that accelerate product differentiation and technology adoption.
Proactively identify and mitigate supply chain, geopolitical, capacity, logistics, and technology risks.
Develop contingency plans and dual-source strategies to ensure continuity of supply.
Collaborate with Supply Chain Planning, Operations, and Manufacturing teams to support sustained business growth.
Lead escalation management for critical supply constraints affecting customer commitments.
Partner with Product Development, Engineering, Manufacturing Program Management, Operations, Marketing, Sales, Service, and Finance teams.
Provide procurement leadership in executive program reviews and milestone tracking.
Influence key business decisions through fact-based analysis, market intelligence, and commercial expertise.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, or related field

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Tools

NVIDIA ecosystem knowledge

Job description

General Information

Req #

WD00107008

Career area: Supply Chain

Country/Region: United States of America

State: North Carolina

City: Morrisville

Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Working time: Full-time

Additional Locations

* United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville

Why Work at Lenovo

We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers.

Lenovo is a US$83 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #153 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world's largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo's continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY).

This transformation together with Lenovo's world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com, and read about the latest news via our StoryHub.

Description and Requirements

At Lenovo, we are shaping the future of intelligent computing through industry-leading AI infrastructure, hyperscale cloud platforms, and next-generation data center solutions. We are seeking a highly strategic and results-driven Senior Program Manager, Procurement Strategy to lead sourcing and supplier engagement for advanced AI and Cloud Service Provider (CSP) programs.

This role serves as a key procurement leader within high-impact, fast-paced cross-functional teams developing cutting-edge AI systems, NVIDIA ecosystem-based solutions, and cloud-scale infrastructure platforms. The successful candidate will drive sourcing strategy, supplier selection, commercial negotiations, risk management, and cost optimization from concept through mass production while ensuring supply continuity in a rapidly evolving technology landscape.

This position requires strong business acumen, executive-level communication skills, and the ability to influence stakeholders across engineering, product development, operations, and the global supply base.

Responsibilities

Strategic Procurement Leadership

Develop and execute sourcing strategies that support AI infrastructure, server, storage, networking, and cloud platform portfolios.
Drive supplier selection, contract negotiations, commercial agreements, and total-cost optimization initiatives.
Align procurement roadmaps with business objectives, product strategies, and customer requirements.
Identify supply market trends, emerging technologies, and supplier innovations to strengthen Lenovo's competitive advantage.

New Product Introduction (NPI) Execution

Lead procurement engagement from early concept through product launch and mass production.
Ensure material readiness and supplier capacity planning for aggressive AI platform launch schedules.
Partner with engineering teams to influence component selection, design-for-cost initiatives, and sourcing decisions.
Support product transitions, qualification activities, and technology roadmaps.

Supplier & Commercial Management

Build executive-level relationships with strategic suppliers.
Lead commercial negotiations involving pricing, investment commitments, capacity, lead times, and supply agreements.
Drive supplier performance management through quality, delivery, cost, and innovation metrics.
Champion strategic supplier partnerships that accelerate product differentiation and technology adoption.

Risk Management & Supply Continuity

Proactively identify and mitigate supply chain, geopolitical, capacity, logistics, and technology risks.
Develop contingency plans and dual-source strategies to ensure continuity of supply.
Collaborate with Supply Chain Planning, Operations, and Manufacturing teams to support sustained business growth.
Lead escalation management for critical supply constraints affecting customer commitments.

Cross-Functional Program Leadership

Partner with Product Development, Engineering, Manufacturing Program Management, Operations, Marketing, Sales, Service, and Finance teams.
Provide procurement leadership in executive program reviews and milestone tracking.
Influence key business decisions through fact-based analysis, market intelligence, and commercial expertise.
Drive accountability and execution across global teams and supplier networks.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Operations, Finance, or related field.
8+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supply chain management, or supplier management.
Experience managing complex hardware, electronics, semiconductor, server, networking, storage, or data center supply chains.
Demonstrated success leading supplier negotiations and commercial strategy execution.
Strong analytical, financial, and problem-solving capabilities.
Experience driving cross-functional programs with multiple stakeholders and executive visibility.
Excellent communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.

Preferred Qualifications

MBA or advanced degree in Business, Engineering, Supply Chain, or related discipline.
Experience supporting AI infrastructure, data center, cloud computing, hyperscaler, or CSP environments.
Knowledge of NVIDIA ecosystem technologies, GPU server platforms, accelerated computing solutions, and AI clusters.
Experience in New Product Introduction (NPI) and product lifecycle management.
Global supplier management experience within a multinational technology organization.
Familiarity with manufacturing operations, contract manufacturing partners, and global supply networks.
APICS/ASCM, CPSM, or equivalent professional certification preferred.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.

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