Server & Storage Sourcing Leader for AI Data Centers

Iren Group; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 265,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

IREN is seeking a Technical Sourcing Manager, Server & Storage Platforms to own multimillion-dollar OEM/ODM relationships and drive negotiations, pricing, and supply commitments that accelerate data center deployments.

You’ll partner with Engineering, Operations, Deployment, and Finance to align capacity with go-live timelines, manage performance end-to-end, and shape sourcing strategy for hyperscale platforms worldwide, in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in technical sourcing, procurement, or vendor/services management.
• Proven experience managing rack integration ODM/contract manufacturer relationships and/or installation services.
• Strong contract negotiation skills and managing multiple high-stakes vendor relationships.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end sourcing relationships with ODM partners: negotiations, pricing, contracting, governance.
• Manage ODM rack integration build processes ensuring quality, schedule, and specs.
• Own sourcing and vendor management for installation services including IDV of AI infrastructure racks.
• Negotiate pricing, MSAs, SOWs, SLAs to keep vendors accountable to speed and quality.
• Partner with Engineering, Operations, Deployment, and PM to align capacity with timelines.
• Own vendor performance end-to-end: bids, cost/reliability improvements, portfolio quality.
• Track partners’ roadmaps and capacity to stay ahead of platform transitions.
• Build and maintain spare/repair strategies and inventory planning.
• Forecast demand with capacity planning and finance to inform POs.
• Keep contract docs, vendor scorecards, and leadership-ready reporting.

Skills

Technical sourcing

Negotiation

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data center deployment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering

Job description

IREN is seeking a Technical Sourcing Manager, Server & Storage Platforms to own multimillion-dollar OEM/ODM relationships and drive negotiations, pricing, and supply commitments that accelerate data center deployments.

You’ll partner with Engineering, Operations, Deployment, and Finance to align capacity with go-live timelines, manage performance end-to-end, and shape sourcing strategy for hyperscale platforms worldwide, in a fast-paced environment.