Commodity Sourcing Manager – AI Infrastructure

The role

This individual contributor will own sourcing strategy, supplier negotiations, and supply assurance for critical commodities in the AI Data Center Supply Chain. You will manage commercial relationships for categories including custom silicon, GPUs/CPUs, network hardware, power and cooling, and memory/storage.

What you will do

• Own and execute sourcing strategy for assigned commodities within the AI infrastructure stack
• Develop category strategies aligned to roadmap requirements and capacity forecasts
• Identify and drive supply diversification and risk mitigation plans
• Build and maintain market intelligence across assigned commodities
• Lead commercial negotiations with hardware and component suppliers
• Manage day-to-day and executive-level relationships with strategic suppliers
• Lead supplier business reviews, scorecards, and performance improvement plans
• Partner with Engineering and Hardware teams to translate technical requirements into sourcing strategies
• Work with Supply Chain Planning to align supplier capacity with demand forecasts
• Develop and maintain supply continuity plans for cost, capacity, and risk mitigation

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Commodity Management, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, or Supply Chain roles
• Experience across one or more hardware or component categories relevant to data center or compute infrastructure
• Demonstrated experience negotiating and managing supply agreements with hardware component manufacturers, OEMs, or ODMs
• Ability to quickly build technical fluency in new commodity or technology areas
• Proven track record leading complex commercial negotiations and delivering measurable cost and supply outcomes
• Strong analytical, financial, and business acumen
• Experience operating in constrained, long-lead-time, high-growth supply environments
• Ability to build effective relationships with senior supplier stakeholders and internal cross-functional partners

Nice to have

• Experience sourcing across multiple commodity types within AI/ML or hyperscale data center infrastructure
• Demonstrated versatility moving between commodity domains
• Experience supporting hyperscale data center or AI infrastructure programs
• Background partnering with hardware/systems engineering teams on NRE, qualification, or co-development agreements
• Advanced degree

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, including AI researchers, enterprises, and hyperscalers. Founded in 2012, the company has 500+ employees and is growing fast.