Senior Procurement Leader

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

📋 Description

• Oversee strategic sourcing and procurement for GPU and accelerated computing platforms, enterprise and hyperscale server infrastructure, high-speed networking, storage, colocation, power, cooling, modular construction, and associated services.

• Formulate and implement sourcing strategies that optimize total cost of ownership, commercial terms, supply availability, performance, and long-term strategic value.

• Lead negotiations for substantial capital acquisitions, framework agreements, volume commitments, and strategic supplier partnerships.

• Foster competitive tension among vendors and evaluate market economics.

• Establish and nurture executive-level relationships with OEMs, component manufacturers, colocation providers, and channel partners.

• Enhance pricing, allocations, lead times, financing, warranties, support, roadmap visibility, technology access, capacity commitments, and escalation paths.

• Collaborate with Finance, Engineering, and Operations to assess lifecycle cost, power consumption, utilization, support expenses, deployment timelines, and revenue-generating potential.

• Create commercial models for significant infrastructure investments and deliver recommendations and alternatives to leadership.

• Optimize infrastructure cost per compute unit and return on invested capital.

• Convert infrastructure growth predictions into procurement and capacity pipelines.

• Anticipate supply limitations and devise multi-sourcing strategies.

• Monitor OEM manufacturing cycles, component lead times, product roadmaps, and end-of-life schedules.

• Direct commercial contract structuring in collaboration with Legal and Finance, focusing on SLAs, liability, price protection, and supply guarantees.

• Establish procurement workflows, approval thresholds, and supplier performance metrics.

• Ensure supplier compliance with Denvr’s Supplier Code of Conduct, security standards, and background verification requirements.

⛳️ Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or commercial leadership, particularly in data center hardware, hyperscale cloud, or enterprise IT infrastructure.

• Demonstrated success in negotiating complex, multi-million-dollar hardware, colocation, and software contracts.

• Established network of executive contacts within the data center, server OEM, networking, and component supplier ecosystems.

• In-depth understanding of GPU/accelerated computing architectures, high-performance networking, and data center economics.

• Strong financial modeling skills, including total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis and capital investment assessment.

• Exceptional contract negotiation and executive presentation abilities.

• Executive presence to represent Denvr alongside senior leadership at prominent global technology firms.

• Commercial insight into technology go-to-market strategies and OEM margin frameworks.

• Technical proficiency that connects engineering specifications with C-suite commercial negotiations.

• Capability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

• Enthusiasm for technology, system design, and innovative technical solutions.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote-first work arrangement.

• Opportunity to engage in the rapidly evolving fields of AI and high-performance computing.

• Continuous learning culture with hands-on experiences.

• Career advancement alongside outstanding teammates.