Lambda
Principal Data Center Supply Chain Lead
$211K–$331K
San Jose Office (Zanker) +3 · Hybrid · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Location
- San Jose Office (Zanker)
Remote, USA
San Francisco Office (Fremont St)
Bellevue Office - Experience
- Typically 10+ years, or 8+ with a Master's degree; 3+ years of informal or indirect team leadership.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, Data Analytics, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Leads sourcing, procurement, contracting, and supplier performance for datacenter construction and infrastructure equipment, protecting cost, schedule, and supply continuity across Lambda’s project portfolio.
What you'll do
- Own multi-year category strategies and procure long-lead datacenter equipment, sequencing awards and deliveries against construction schedules.
- Lead construction contracting and high-value negotiations, including delivery-model selection, change orders, claims, and contract execution.
- Build supplier and contractor partnerships, manage performance and risk, and establish procurement standards across the construction program.
What they ask for
- Typically 10+ years of end-to-end supply chain and strategic sourcing, procurement, or category management experience, or 8+ with a Master's degree.
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, Data Analytics, Finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of informal or indirect team leadership, coaching senior practitioners and driving cross-functional consensus.
- Experience leading construction contracting and administration, and procuring long-lead datacenter or critical-facility equipment against a live construction schedule.
Nice to have
- Datacenter infrastructure equipment category management or program management delivering datacenter capacity at scale.
- Experience negotiating master agreements and resolving disputes with Legal, establishing sourcing practices, or applying AI and automation to supply chain workflows.
Pay
$211K – $331K • Multiple Ranges (annual salary; ISO currency code not stated)
AI focus
AI and automation tooling are a nice-to-have when applied to supply chain or procurement workflows.
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