Principal Procurement Lead, Compute and Storage
Core
Own end-to-end procurement strategy for high-value compute and storage capital investments, including GPU clusters, servers, networking, and storage platforms.
Role type
Principal Procurement Lead (Compute and Storage)
Builds
Resilient supply chain for massive, cutting-edge computing infrastructure deployments supporting AI factories and GPU clusters.
Domain
AI infrastructure / Hyperscale datacentres / High-performance computing
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Strategic sourcing, category management, technical supply chain management, commercial negotiation, RFI/RFP structuring, bill of materials validation, CapEx modeling, vendor scorecard management, lead time and allocation forecasting
Preferred skills
HPC experience, AI infrastructure experience, hyperscale datacentre experience, cloud infrastructure experience, CIPS or CPSM certification, experience sourcing under allocation constraints (GPUs, HBM, optics)
Technologies
Nvidia, HPE, Dell, Lenovo, Supermicro, Weka, Vast, DDN
Responsibilities
Own category strategy for compute and storage refreshed quarterly; Structure, issue and score RFIs and RFPs; Own the price book for every vendor; Validate bills of materials before purchase orders; Negotiate commercial terms including volume discounts and delivery windows; Normalize competing bids into comparable CapEx positions; Run quarterly supplier scorecards; Publish monthly lead time and allocation views
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
