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Strategic Sourcing Director - Key Technologies and Commodities
Campbell, CA · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years in technical/strategic sourcing, commodity management, or component engineering.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or Business.
About the job
Leads strategic sourcing for critical hardware commodities, building supplier relationships and roadmaps while optimizing cost and supply-chain resilience for AI hardware systems.
What you'll do
- Develop multi-year sourcing strategies and lead cross-functional technology, qualification, and supplier-roadmap efforts.
- Manage suppliers, RFx processes, negotiations, contracts, pricing, and business awards.
- Drive specifications, product lifecycle and NPI strategies, cost optimization, supplier qualification, and multi-sourcing.
What they ask for
- 10+ years in technical or strategic sourcing, commodity management, or component engineering focused on semiconductor, memory, or data center hardware.
- Deep understanding of hardware architectures, including memory/storage and semiconductors, and ability to evaluate technical trade-offs, vendor roadmaps, costs, and industry trends.
- Proven track record in large-scale complex contract negotiations and supplier management.
- Demonstrated ability to lead global cross-functional teams and influence executive-level stakeholders.
Nice to have
- MBA or advanced degree.
Tools
memory/storage, semiconductors, compute, storage, memory
AI focus
Sourcing hardware commodities and building supplier roadmaps for next-generation AI hardware systems.
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