Principal Data Center Supply Chain Lead
Lambda is an AI infrastructure company providing GPU supercomputers and cloud capacity for AI training and inference.
About Lambda
Lambda, Inc. builds and operates AI-focused compute infrastructure, including single-tenant Superclusters, deployable 1-Click Clusters, and on-demand GPU Instances for researchers, enterprises, and hyperscalers.
Skills
Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will lead multi-year sourcing, procurement, and contracting strategies for data center equipment, construction, and trade packages. You will negotiate major supplier and construction agreements, manage delivery and change-order risks, develop strategic partnerships, and set procurement standards across the construction program.
Requirements
- 10+ years of end-to-end supply chain and strategic sourcing, procurement, or category management experience, or 8+ years with a Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, Data Analytics, Finance, a related field, or equivalent experience
- Experience owning multi-year category strategies for complex, high-spend, supply-constrained areas
- Experience personally negotiating and closing complex contracts
- Experience establishing adopted process, policy, or governance standards
- 3+ years of informal or indirect team leadership and coaching senior practitioners
- Executive communication and business-case development skills
- Data analysis skills for risk anticipation and change-order impact modeling
- Experience working with construction teams, contractors, engineering firms, and specialty trades
- Experience with construction contracting, contract administration, change orders, claims, and closeout
- Experience procuring long-lead data center or critical-facility infrastructure equipment
Responsibilities
- Own multi-year sourcing and category strategies for data center equipment, construction, and trade packages
- Partner with Construction, Design, and Development teams from site selection through handover
- Procure long-lead data center infrastructure equipment and sequence awards and deliveries
- Lead construction contracting strategy and negotiate with contractors, EPCs, design firms, and specialty trades
- Serve as the lead negotiator for high-value construction and equipment agreements
- Own owner-furnished equipment strategy and manage logistics, storage, warranties, and installation interfaces
- Drive change-order discipline and resolve claims and schedule impacts
- Identify and lead long-term cost-reduction initiatives across equipment and construction categories
- Build strategic partnerships with OEMs, contractors, and trade partners
- Oversee delivery commitments, milestones, SLAs, supplier compliance, quality, and safety
- Set procurement and contract-execution standards and provide executive briefings
- Identify and mitigate schedule, cost, and safety risks with stakeholders, contractors, and suppliers
- Define and execute industry and ecosystem engagement strategy across the data center construction supply base
Benefits
- Cash and equity compensation
- Health, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents
- Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
- 401k plan with 2% company match for USA employees
- Flexible paid time off