Senior Principal Sourcing Manager – Capital Equipment

The role

This person will support sourcing and procurement activities across capital equipment, IT hardware, and corporate services. They will focus on supplier sourcing, commercial negotiations, and procurement execution.

What you will do

• Lead sourcing and procurement activities for capital equipment, IT hardware, and select corporate services
• Execute end-to-end sourcing processes including supplier identification, RFQs/RFPs, cost analysis, negotiation, and award
• Partner with engineering and IT stakeholders to understand technical requirements
• Manage supplier relationships including onboarding, performance tracking, and issue resolution
• Support purchase order execution, delivery tracking, and resolution of procurement-related issues
• Drive cost savings, value engineering, and cycle-time improvements
• Ensure procurement compliance with internal policies, contracts, and systems
• Collaborate with global procurement teams to align on preferred vendors, strategies, and contracts
• Provide insights into supply market dynamics, pricing trends, and sourcing risks
• Partner with Finance on spend tracking, budget alignment, and savings initiatives

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field
• 12+ years of sourcing, procurement, or supply chain experience
• Demonstrated experience sourcing hardware, capital equipment, or technical products/services
• Experience managing RFQs, negotiations, supplier selection, and contracting
• Strong operational execution skills with ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Familiarity with procurement systems (e.g., Coupa, Oracle, SAP, or similar)

Nice to have

• Experience supporting semiconductor, hardware, or data center environments
• Prior experience sourcing lab equipment, test equipment, or IT infrastructure
• Exposure to corporate services sourcing (e.g., facilities, logistics, professional services)
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to quickly ramp and operate independently in a high-growth environment

Benefits

• discretionary bonus
• incentives
• benefits

About the company

Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. The company’s Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates semiconductor-based technologies with the COSMOS software suite.