Senior Procurement Specialist, US

About the role

The Senior Procurement Specialist will own end-to-end procurement for US operations, sourcing components and servers, managing supplier relationships, coordinating logistics, and handling commercial agreements.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end procurement for US operations: sourcing components and servers, issuing RFQs, evaluating quotations, negotiating pricing, placing orders, and tracking delivery through to invoice reconciliation
• Define and execute sourcing strategies for key hardware categories, identifying the right vendors, developing new supplier relationships, and building the supply options that give Verda flexibility and competitive pricing
• Manage supplier relationships day-to-day: performance tracking, lead time management, issue escalation, and RMA coordination
• Carefully coordinate inbound and outbound logistics for the US data center, customs clearance, shipment tracking, and resolve delivery issues before they become operational problems
• Support CAPEX planning and procurement forecasting in close coordination with the Finland-based procurement team and Finance
• Review and manage procurement contracts and supply agreements, covering delivery terms, SLAs, liability, and price escalation, coordinating with Legal when escalation is needed
• Maintain accurate procurement documentation: purchase orders, invoices, contracts, and supplier records
• Develop new vendors and maintain a market view on hardware pricing, availability, and supply trends relevant to Verda's hardware categories

Requirements

• 5+ years in procurement, supply chain, or vendor management in a hardware, technology infrastructure, or data center environment
• Proven ability to run end-to-end procurement independently, from receiving a purchase request through to delivery confirmation and invoice reconciliation. You don't need a process to be handed to you
• Strong negotiation skills: you've negotiated hardware supply agreements, volume pricing, and delivery terms and can evidence the outcomes
• Comfortable with logistics coordination and international shipping, customs clearance, Incoterms, freight forwarding, and the practical reality of moving hardware across borders
• Able to review and manage commercial contracts without routing everything through Legal first: you understand what you're signing and what exposure it creates
• Able to work full-time office presence five days a week, given the operational nature of the role (on-site coordination, logistics, and hands-on procurement work)

Qualifications

• Proficiency in both Mandarin and English
• Nice to have: Experience procuring GPU servers, AI accelerators, or data center infrastructure hardware. Familiarity with server ODMs and the supply dynamics of this market
• Understanding of Asian supply chains, ODM and OEM procurement from Taiwan, Japan, or mainland China, including lead time and allocation dynamics
• Experience in a scaling startup or high-growth environment where structure was still being built while work was being executed
• Additional languages relevant to our supply chain: Japanese, or a major European language

Skills

• Practicalities
• Work mode: On-site, full-time office presence 5 days a week in Santa Clara, California
• Given the operational nature of the role (on-site coordination, logistics, and hands-on procurement work), this isn't a remote or hybrid position
• Travel: None specified in the original
• Employment type: Full-time and permanent
• Compensation: USD 120,000 to USD 160,000 base salary, depending on experience and skills, plus equity. The final offer will reflect your experience, capabilities, and location within the range