Strategic Procurement Program Leader for AI & Cloud

Lenovo; Morrisville (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lenovo is seeking a Senior Program Manager, Procurement Strategy in Morrisville, NC to lead sourcing and supplier engagement for AI and CSP programs. You will shape procurement strategy, drive supplier selection, negotiate contracts, and manage risk across cross-functional teams.

This role requires strong business acumen, executive communication, and the ability to influence engineering, product, operations, and finance partners globally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for AI infrastructure, server, storage, networking, and cloud platforms.
• Lead 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

Supplier negotiations

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

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

MBA or advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

APICS/ASCM CPSM certification

Job description

Lenovo is seeking a Senior Program Manager, Procurement Strategy in Morrisville, NC to lead sourcing and supplier engagement for AI and CSP programs. You will shape procurement strategy, drive supplier selection, negotiate contracts, and manage risk across cross-functional teams.

This role requires strong business acumen, executive communication, and the ability to influence engineering, product, operations, and finance partners globally.