Senior Procurement Strategy Manager, AI & Cloud

Lenovo; North Carolina; On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Lenovo, a global technology powerhouse, is seeking a Senior Program Manager, Procurement Strategy to lead sourcing and supplier engagement for AI and CSP programs. You will drive sourcing strategy, supplier selection, and cost optimization across cross-functional teams to enable rapid, scale-ready AI solutions.

You will collaborate with engineering, product, and operations to ensure supply continuity, manage risks, and deliver competitive commercial outcomes in a fast-paced tech landscape.

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, server, networking, or data center supply chains.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
• Experience driving cross-functional programs with executive visibility.

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.
• Drive accountability and execution across global teams and supplier networks.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Supply chain management

Cost optimization

Risk management

Data-driven decisions

Stakeholder management

Education

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

MBA or advanced degree

Job description

Lenovo, a global technology powerhouse, is seeking a Senior Program Manager, Procurement Strategy to lead sourcing and supplier engagement for AI and CSP programs. You will drive sourcing strategy, supplier selection, and cost optimization across cross-functional teams to enable rapid, scale-ready AI solutions.

You will collaborate with engineering, product, and operations to ensure supply continuity, manage risks, and deliver competitive commercial outcomes in a fast-paced tech landscape.