Vice President of Procurement - Data Centers
CleanSpark (Nasdaq: CLSK) is a large-scale digital infrastructure developer that owns and operates a multi-gigawatt portfolio of energy-backed data center campuses across the United States. Building on its roots as an energy company and Bitcoin miner, CleanSpark now develops infrastructure for both Bitcoin mining and AI/compute workloads, serving shareholders and investors as a publicly traded company.
About CleanSpark
CleanSpark is a market-leading data center developer with a national portfolio spanning six U.S. states, including Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, Wyoming, Nevada, Mississippi, and Utah. The company controls power, land, and data centers, monetizing low-cost, high-reliability energy to produce compute — both for Bitcoin mining and increasingly for AI workloads. Its operating model follows a repeatable infrastructure-first process: procuring scalable energy, building data center capacity on schedule and budget, transforming power into compute capacity, and reinvesting capital to expand margins. CleanSpark reports metrics such as 1.8 GW of power under contract, 50 EH/s operational hashrate, and over 13,000 Bitcoin in holdings. Its primary stakeholders are shareholders and investors, as a Nasdaq-listed public company, and it serves the emerging demand for AI data center compute capacity in addition to its established Bitcoin mining operations.
Skills
About the Role
You will build and lead the procurement department, reporting directly to the COO. You will develop multi-year sourcing plans, procure generators, switchgear, transformers, UPS, chillers and other equipment, lead contractor selection and major negotiations, and manage commercial issues through project closeout. You will secure supplier capacity, reduce costs, set procurement controls, analyze spend and risk, and work with Engineering, Construction, Legal and Finance.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in supply chain, engineering, business, analytics, finance, or related field, or equivalent experience
- 10+ years in procurement, strategic sourcing, category management, or supply chain (8+ with relevant master's)
- Experience in data centers, automotive, aerospace, electrical equipment, or heavy equipment manufacturing
- Working knowledge of electrical specifications
- Demonstrated ownership of multi-year category strategies and complex negotiations
- Construction procurement and contract administration experience
- Experience procuring long-lead electrical or mechanical equipment
- Experience establishing procurement policies and at least three years of leadership
- Ability to use data to anticipate risks and strong executive communication
- Willingness to relocate to Texas or Georgia if needed and travel as required
- Must be insurable under CleanSpark's vehicle insurance policy
Responsibilities
- Build and lead the procurement department and hire and develop the team
- Develop multi-year sourcing plans for equipment, construction, and trade packages
- Procure generators, switchgear, transformers, UPS, busway, chillers, air handling units, and cooling distribution equipment
- Lead contractor selection and major commercial negotiations
- Define direct-purchase and contractor-supplied equipment strategies
- Manage change orders, claims, cost and schedule impacts, and disputes through closeout
- Secure supplier capacity and reduce costs through portfolio purchasing and standardization
- Set procurement controls and monitor supplier performance through audits and reviews
- Analyze spend and execution risks and present business cases to leadership