Director of Supply Chain

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the global sourcing strategy for GPU servers, storage platforms, CPUs, SSDs, networking, and data center components.

• Lead GPU sourcing and roadmap alignment with NVIDIA, focusing on allocations, platform planning, and executive engagement.

• Cultivate new executive relationships with vendors such as Dell, Pegatron, Supermicro, Quanta, and Wistron.

• Develop multivendor strategies for liquid-cooled racks, nodes, and customized AI platforms (HGX / NVL / liquid-cooled deployments).

• Oversee commercial relationships with CPU vendors - including Intel and AMD, SSD vendors - such as Samsung and Kioxia, and storage platforms - like Weka, NetApp, and DDN.

• Collaborate closely with Lambda engineering to define BOMs, qualify platforms, and standardize configurations for swift deployment.

• Negotiate MSAs, SLAs, pricing, rebates, allocation agreements, and lead time commitments while leading executive QBRs with strategic suppliers.

• Manage vendor scorecards, focusing on OTD, quality, RMA turnaround, cost savings, and capacity commitments.

• Navigate constrained markets by managing GPU scarcity through forecasting, capacity reservations, and supplier escalations.

• Oversee end-to-end supply chain execution for AI infrastructure programs, covering demand planning, supply planning, inventory management, logistics coordination, and deployment readiness.

• Keep lead time analysis for components up to date and report on roadmap and delivery impacts.

• Transform sourcing agreements and GPU allocations into actionable build plans, delivery schedules, and cluster deployment timelines.

• Establish and monitor operational KPIs related to forecast accuracy, inventory turns, weeks of supply, on-time delivery, RMA turnaround, and deployment velocity.

• Collaborate closely with manufacturing, logistics, data center operations, and infrastructure teams to optimize landed costs, lead times, and installation schedules.

• Manage and mentor a team, developing junior procurement professionals into high-impact sourcing team members.

• Define clear roles, responsibilities, and performance expectations across the sourcing function.

• Partner with engineering, infrastructure, finance, and operations leadership to ensure sourcing capacity scales in alignment with Lambda’s cloud growth.

• Create and monitor departmental goals related to operational improvements.

⛳️ Requirements

• Possess a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Business Administration, Business Analytics, Business Management, or a related field.

• Have 5 years of experience in roles such as Supply Chain Analyst, Production Manager, Procurement Manager, or a similar position.

• Must have at least 1 year of previous work experience in each of the following:

• Overseeing end-to-end global sourcing strategy across key platforms, including supplier selection, commercial negotiations, capacity planning, and performance governance.

• Negotiating master service agreements (MSA), service-level agreements (SLA), vendor managed inventory (VMI) programs, rebates, allocation commitments, and lead time terms to ensure supply continuity and favorable commercial outcomes.

• Managing offshore Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) and domestic Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) fulfillment manufacturing.

• Utilizing SQL and BI platforms for analytical decision-making, including Tableau, Power BI, and BigQuery.

• Having operational experience with ERP and infrastructure systems: SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, and NetBox.

• Working with procurement and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platforms, including Coupa, Ariba, and Propel PLM.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents.

• Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles.

• 401k Plan with a 2% company match for USA employees.

• Flexible paid time off plan that we all actually utilize.