Lambda
Principal Data Center Supply Chain Lead
San Jose Office (Zanker), Remote. Posted a month ago
The role
This person will own multi-year sourcing and category strategies for datacenter equipment and construction scopes. They will manage procurement, lead contract negotiations, and partner with construction and design teams to deliver datacenter capacity.
What you will do
- Own multi-year sourcing and category strategy for datacenter equipment and construction scopes
- Partner with Construction, Design, and Development teams from site selection through handover
- Own procurement of long-lead datacenter infrastructure equipment
- Lead contracting strategy for construction delivery and select commercial models
- Serve as lead negotiator on high-value construction and equipment agreements
- Own the owner-furnished equipment strategy
- Drive change order discipline across active construction projects
- Identify systematic long-term cost reduction opportunities
- Build and own strategic partnerships with OEMs, contractors, and trade partners
- Negotiate and provide strategic oversight of delivery commitments and SLAs
Required qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in end-to-end supply chain and strategic sourcing, or 8+ years with a Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, Data Analytics, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Experience owning multi-year category strategies for complex, high-spend, supply-constrained areas
- Experience as a lead negotiator who has personally closed hard contracts
- Experience setting process, policy, or governance standards
- 3+ years of informal or indirect team leadership
- Ability to brief and persuade executives
- Fluency with data to anticipate risk and model change-order impact
- Experience working with construction teams including general contractors and design firms
- Experience leading construction contracting and contract administration
- Experience procuring long-lead datacenter or critical-facility infrastructure equipment
Nice to have
- Category management experience with datacenter infrastructure equipment
- Program management experience delivering datacenter capacity at scale
- Experience negotiating master agreements and resolving contract disputes alongside Legal
- Experience standing up sourcing process, governance, or supplier management practice
- Experience applying AI and automation tooling to supply chain or procurement workflows
Benefits
- Generous cash & equity compensation
- Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
- Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
- 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
- Flexible paid time off plan
About the company
Lambda is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving tens of thousands of customers. Founded in 2012, the company has 500+ employees and is growing fast.