Strategic AI Compute Commodity Sourcing Lead

AI Chopping Block

San Jose, Northern (CA, KY)

Hybrid

USD 150,000 - 230,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision coverage
401k with company match
Wellness stipend
Commuter stipend

Job summary

Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, seeks an experienced Commodity Sourcing Manager to own sourcing strategy, supplier negotiations, and supply assurance for key data center commodities. This IC role covers GPUs/CPUs, custom silicon, network hardware, and power/cooling infrastructure, partnering with engineering and finance to secure supply and optimize terms.

You will lead multi-million to multi-billion-dollar negotiations, build risk-managed sourcing programs, and ramp quickly across hardware

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in Commodity Management, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, or Supply Chain roles.
  • Experience negotiating supply agreements with hardware component manufacturers, OEMs, or ODMs.
  • Ability to ramp quickly across new commodity areas.
  • Strong analytical, financial, and business acumen.
  • Experience in constrained, long-lead-time, high-growth supply environments.

Responsibilities

  • Own sourcing strategy for assigned commodities across the AI infrastructure stack.
  • Develop category strategies aligned to roadmaps and capacity forecasts.
  • Negotiate master supply and purchase agreements and pricing terms.
  • Manage supplier performance and conduct business reviews.
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Hardware, Finance, Legal to secure supply.

Skills

Commodity management
Strategic sourcing
Contract negotiations
Supplier management
Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, seeks an experienced Commodity Sourcing Manager to own sourcing strategy, supplier negotiations, and supply assurance for key data center commodities. This IC role covers GPUs/CPUs, custom silicon, network hardware, and power/cooling infrastructure, partnering with engineering and finance to secure supply and optimize terms.

You will lead multi-million to multi-billion-dollar negotiations, build risk-managed sourcing programs, and ramp quickly across hardware

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