Sourcing Manager - AI Infrastructure
Lead strategic sourcing for AI infrastructure commodities and suppliers, managing supplier relationships, negotiations, cost models, supplier performance, and supply chain risk while partnering with technical and business stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Own sourcing strategy development and execution
- Lead supplier identification, qualification, RFQ/RFP management, commercial evaluation, selection, and contract negotiation
- Develop supplier relationships and drive performance across cost, quality, delivery, capacity, and responsiveness
- Evaluate supplier capabilities, technology roadmaps, manufacturing readiness, and scalability
- Build cost models, benchmark analyses, and total cost of ownership assessments
- Drive supplier performance management through reviews, scorecards, corrective actions, and continuous improvement
- Identify and mitigate supply chain risks through diversification, contingency planning, and business continuity strategies
- Monitor industry trends, supplier landscapes, component availability, and market dynamics
- Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Quality, Operations, Engineering, Product, and Manufacturing
- Report supplier performance, commercial opportunities, sourcing risks, and mitigation plans to leadership
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or a related field
- Experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, supplier management, or supply chain roles in technology, infrastructure, electronics, or hardware environments
- Knowledge of AI infrastructure, high-performance computing, servers, networking, storage, or related hardware ecosystems
- Experience leading supplier negotiations, commercial agreements, and sourcing projects
- Strong analytical and commercial skills, including cost modelling, pricing analysis, and total cost of ownership methodologies
- Experience managing supplier performance and improving cost, quality, delivery, and supply continuity
- Ability to assess technical requirements and collaborate with engineering and product development teams
- Strong project management, communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Experience with infrastructure hardware, compute platforms, data centers, cloud infrastructure, manufacturing, supplier risk management, business continuity, responsible sourcing, or sustainability is desirable
Benefits
- Flexible working
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Accounts
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Commuter benefits
- Wellness services
- Employee Assistance Programme