VP, Global Procurement & AMD Strategy

Tensorwave; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Options

Medical/Dental/Vision

HSA Contributions

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Pet & Legal Insurance

Supplementary Health Benefits

FSA

401(k)

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible PTO

Paid Holidays

Parental Leave

In-Office Perks

Job summary

TensorWave is seeking a VP of Global Procurement to lead and scale our procurement organization, reporting to the executive team and partnering with AMD and OEM/ODM ecosystems.

You will own sourcing strategy for GPUs, servers, networking, and data center infrastructure, build category management, drive TCO improvements, and lead a growing procurement team in a fast‑paced hyperscale environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in procurement, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role in hyperscale/cloud infrastructure, data centers, or semiconductors.
• Direct experience negotiating with AMD and/or its OEM/ODM ecosystem preferred.
• Track record structuring large, multi-year supply agreements with allocations in constrained-supply environments.
• Deep understanding of GPU/server hardware supply chains and roadmaps.
• Strong analytical skills, cost models, TCO analyses, and forecasts.
• Excellent negotiation, executive communication, and cross-functional leadership.
• Comfort in a fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous environment.

Responsibilities

• Own sourcing strategy for AMD Instinct GPUs, servers, networking hardware and related infra.
• Lead AMD relationship with commercial, supply chain and product teams and OEM/ODM partners.
• Source colocation capacity, power contracts, cooling infra, and long-lead construction materials.
• Develop category management across silicon, servers, networking, power, data center construction, licensing, and logistics.
• Negotiate complex, multi-year supply agreements and manage supply risk.
• Coordinate with Finance and Data Center Operations to align forecasts with procurement.
• Improve total cost of ownership across refresh cycles and vendor consolidation.
• Develop procurement team, define roles, and recruit as needed.
• Establish procurement policies, approvals, supplier scorecards and spend controls.
• Handle confidential vendor and pricing information with discretion.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Leadership

Supplier management

Cost modeling

Forecasting

Executive communication

Education

MBA or Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Finance, or related discipline

CPSM, CSCP, CPIM, CPSD certifications

Job description

TensorWave is seeking a VP of Global Procurement to lead and scale our procurement organization, reporting to the executive team and partnering with AMD and OEM/ODM ecosystems.

You will own sourcing strategy for GPUs, servers, networking, and data center infrastructure, build category management, drive TCO improvements, and lead a growing procurement team in a fast‑paced hyperscale environment.