Sourcing Manager, Data Center Construction (Starlink)
Core
Own procurement and contract strategy for high-density, high-reliability data center construction and capital equipment to support xAI training and inference workloads.
Role type
Senior sourcing manager (data center construction)
Builds
Data center sites and capital equipment for xAI compute infrastructure
Domain
Data center construction / Hyperscale infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Contract negotiation, market analysis, budget tracking, RFP/RFQ execution, vendor relationship management, cost reduction strategies, project coordination, quantitative business analysis, purchase order management
Preferred skills
Construction project management, construction cost estimating, industrial engineering, facilities management, hyperscale data center delivery, AIA contract familiarity, equipment T&Cs knowledge, MS Office Suite, SQL, PowerBI
Technologies
MS Office Suite, SQL, PowerBI
Responsibilities
Develop and implement contract management processes for data center projects; Execute equipment and services procurement strategies; Perform market analysis for should-costs; Negotiate contract documents (GC/CM, design-build, supply agreements); Track and report spend and assess budgetary risk; Manage vendor and contractor relationships; Present value propositions to management; Execute cost reduction and schedule acceleration projects; Lead RFPs/RFQs for construction packages and capital equipment.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC