Senior Sourcing Lead, Hardware
A global, technology driven organization is hiring a Senior Sourcing Lead - Hardware to own one of its most complex and strategically critical spend categories. This role is designed for a senior procurement leader who has personally led large-scale, multi-billion dollar hardware sourcing programs, spanning compute, servers, networking, storage, and enterprise infrastructure. You will operate as a strategic partner to infrastructure engineering and finance leadership, shaping long-term hardware strategy while navigating global supply chain risk, OEM relationships, and refresh-cycle economics.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own and execute the enterprise-wide hardware category strategy
- Lead high-value, complex negotiations delivering best-in-class commercial outcomes
- Drive cost optimization across large-scale hardware spend while balancing resilience and lead-time risk
- Partner directly with senior infrastructure engineering, finance, and executive stakeholders
- Oversee and mentor sourcing managers and buyers across multiple geographies
- Build long-term strategic relationships with OEMs and key hardware suppliers
- Act as a trusted advisor on all major hardware investment and refresh-cycle decisions
Requirements:
- 10+ years in strategic sourcing / procurement with deep technology hardware expertise
- Demonstrated ownership of nine-figure to multi-billion dollar hardware contracts
- Experience negotiating enterprise-level agreements across compute, networking, and storage
- Background from Big Tech or top-tier financial services / trading environments
- Proven ability to influence senior technology and executive leadership
If you have a strong background in hardware strategic sourcing, apply in!
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