Director of Compute Infrastructure Procurement

The role

You will lead the team that buys the physical hardware behind Vultr's cloud capacity, including servers, GPUs and accelerators, networking gear, storage, and rack components. You will set negotiation strategy, personally close the largest supplier agreements, and manage category, procurement, vendor, and program managers.

What you will do

• Own the IT hardware procurement funnel from sourcing strategy through PO execution for compute, GPU/accelerator, networking, and storage
• Personally lead negotiation on the largest and most strategic supplier agreements and set negotiation playbooks
• Present purchase recommendations and capital requests to the executive team and board
• Direct category and sourcing managers building a diversified supplier base
• Direct procurement managers on quote-to-PO execution for standard hardware orders
• Direct vendor management on contract renewals, pricing reviews, and escalations
• Direct program management for a single consistent view of orders, lead times, and deliveries
• Enforce separation between commercial negotiation and technical or quality diligence
• Build and maintain senior relationships across OEMs, ODMs, distributors, and component manufacturers; carry a personal cost-savings target
• Monitor supply risk and supplier concentration across vendors, components, and geographies

Required qualifications

• 10+ years in IT hardware procurement, strategic sourcing, or supply chain management
• Personal track record of negotiating large, complex hardware agreements
• Demonstrated leadership of procurement or sourcing teams
• Deep understanding of server and compute hardware markets, GPU/accelerator supply chains, and OEM/ODM economics
• Executive presence to present sourcing rationale and risk to a board
• Bachelor's degree required

Nice to have

• MBA valued
• Hyperscaler, neocloud, or GPU infrastructure procurement experience
• Direct negotiation with NVIDIA, AMD, or their distributors on accelerator allocation
• Familiarity with data center capacity planning, TCO modeling, and hardware lifecycle strategy

Benefits

• 100% company-paid insurance premiums for medical, dental and vision plans
• 401(k) with 100% match up to 4%, immediate vesting
• $2,500 professional development reimbursement each year
• 11 holidays plus paid time off accrual and rollover plan
• Increased PTO at 3 and 10 year anniversaries
• 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years
• Annual anniversary bonus
• $500 remote office setup stipend in first year, $400 each following year
• Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month
• Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month
• Company-paid Wellable subscription

Before you apply

• Background checks are conducted only after an offer is extended and accepted
• Applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with applicable laws

About the company

Vultr makes high-performance cloud infrastructure easy to use, affordable, and locally accessible, with 33 global data center locations and customers in 185 countries. It is the world's largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company, founded by David Aninowsky.