Jobs · Purchasing · California

Director, Global Supplier Management

CoreWeave · Sunnyvale, CA · 2 wk ago
Purchasing$198k–$264k/yrFull-time

About the role

This is a senior leadership role at CoreWeave, a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CRWV) founded in 2017. The role involves leading the team responsible for critical supplier relationships across machine infrastructure, owning strategies for supplier selection, multi-sourcing decisions, and long-term agreements. It also includes managing the execution layer for capacity management, materials management, and supply assurance.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the team responsible for how we build, manage, and scale our most critical supplier relationships across machine infrastructure.

  • Own CoreWeave's global supplier management strategy across IT infrastructure suppliers, establishing and maintaining executive-level relationships with strategic suppliers.

  • Lead the development and governance of long-term agreements (LTAs), preferred supplier frameworks, and supply assurance mechanisms for constrained components.

  • Move fluidly between both functions: setting strategy, building commercial frameworks, and ensuring team discipline and tools for ground-level execution.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of progressive supply chain experience in enterprise hardware, data center infrastructure, or cloud/hyperscale environments.

  • Deep technical fluency across IT infrastructure hardware categories: GPU/CPU servers, NVMe SSDs and NAND flash technology, DRAM, high-speed networking (Ethernet and InfiniBand), optical transceivers (QSFP, OSFP), and switch platforms.

  • Proven track record of independently negotiating and executing large-scale, multi-year supply agreements with ODMs, OEMs, and component manufacturers at the $100M+ level.

  • Strong command of commercial contract structures including LTAs, volume commitments, escrow mechanics, forfeiture triggers, price protection, and tariff passthrough provisions.

  • Expertise in supply-demand planning, CTB tracking, and materials management for complex multi-tier hardware BOMs.

  • Experience operating at executive level — presenting to and influencing C-suite stakeholders on supply strategy, risk, and program trade-offs.

  • Strong analytical foundation: ability to build and interpret financial models, spend analyses, and supply/demand plans in support of strategic decisions.

  • Proven ability to operate with urgency and rigor in a high-growth, fast-changing environment.

Qualifications

  • Preferred experience in hyperscaler, cloud, or AI infrastructure environments.

  • Familiarity with NAND flash market dynamics, including QLC/TLC architecture trade-offs, DWPD specifications, and enterprise SSD supplier landscape.

  • Experience managing supplier relationships in global markets including APAC (Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, China) and navigating associated regulatory and logistics considerations.

  • Experience in contract negotiation for constrained/allocation-managed components — GPU silicon, HBM, advanced packaging.

  • Working knowledge of data center networking topologies (spine-leaf, rail-optimized GPU fabric) and associated hardware procurement (NICs, switches, optics).

  • Background in procurement tooling and workflows including NetSuite, Ironclad, or equivalent ERP/CLM platforms.

  • MBA or equivalent advanced degree a plus; not required.

Skills

  • Team Leadership & Organizational Development

  • Supplier Strategy & Relationship Management

  • Commercial Execution & Contracting

  • Supply Assurance & Materials Management

  • Cross-Functional Partnership & Executive Communication

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance - 100% paid by CoreWeave.

  • Company-paid Life Insurance.

  • Voluntary supplemental life insurance.

  • Short and long-term disability insurance.

  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA).

  • Tuition Reimbursement.

  • Ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).

  • Mental Wellness Benefits through Spring Health.

  • Family-Forming support provided by Carrot.

  • Paid Parental Leave.

  • Flexible, full-service childcare support with Kinside.

  • 401(k) with a generous employer match.

  • Catered lunch each day in our office and data center locations.

  • A casual work environment.

  • A work culture focused on innovative disruption.

Pay

The base salary range for this role is $198,000 to $264,000. The starting salary will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location.

Schedule

CoreWeave offers a flexible schedule to support employees' needs.

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