Director, Global Supplier Management
About the role
This is a senior leadership role at CoreWeave, a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: CRWV) founded in 2017. You will lead the team responsible for managing critical supplier relationships across machine infrastructure, owning strategies for supplier selection, multi-sourcing decisions, and long-term agreements. This role is crucial for ensuring CoreWeave can deliver on commitments to customers running demanding AI workloads.
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 your team has the discipline and tools to deliver on the ground.
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.
Expertise in supply-demand planning, CTB tracking, and materials management for complex multi-tier hardware BOMs.
Strong command of commercial contract structures including LTAs, volume commitments, escrow mechanics, forfeiture triggers, price protection, and tariff passthrough provisions.
Experience operating at executive level — presenting to and influencing C-suite stakeholders on supply strategy, risk, and program trade-offs.
Proven ability to operate with urgency and rigor in a high-growth, fast-changing environment.
Qualifications
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.
Experience leading and developing teams of sourcing professionals, including Technical Sourcing Managers and/or Materials Managers.
Strong command of commercial contract structures including LTAs, volume commitments, escrow mechanics, forfeiture triggers, price protection, and tariff passthrough provisions.
Experience operating at executive level — presenting to and influencing C-suite stakeholders on supply strategy, risk, and program trade-offs.
Proven ability to operate with urgency and rigor in a high-growth, fast-changing environment.
Skills
Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Strong analytical foundation: ability to build and interpret financial models, spend analyses, and supply/demand plans in support of strategic decisions.
Experience managing supplier relationships in global markets including APAC (Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, China) and navigating associated regulatory and logistics considerations.
Familiarity with procurement tooling and workflows including NetSuite, Ironclad, or equivalent ERP/CLM platforms.
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).
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 a healthy work-life balance.
Equal Opportunity & Accommodations
CoreWeave is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace. All qualified applicants and candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.
Export Control Compliance
This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. CoreWeave may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.