Staff Technical Sourcing Manager

CoreWeave, a leading provider of cloud-based GPU infrastructure for AI and machine learning applications. As a Staff Technical Sourcing Manager, you will be responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive sourcing strategies for hardware technologies, systems, and infrastructure categories. You will work closely with cross-functional teams and build relationships with executive leadership across the supply base.

About CoreWeave

• You take ownership, move with urgency, and remain effective in a fast-moving and ambiguous environment
• You have strong commercial judgment and an analytical mindset, with the ability to turn complex data into clear decisions

Responsibilities

• This role requires technical depth, exceptional negotiation skills, and experience in technical sourcing or supply chain management within the high-technology hardware industry.
• Develop and implement comprehensive sourcing strategies and multi-generation roadmaps for assigned hardware technologies, systems, or infrastructure categories.
• Lead cross-functional teams through the sourcing process for new platforms, technologies, and components, defining requirements, running RFI, RFQ, and RFP events.
• Negotiate complex, high-value supplier agreements covering pricing, capacity, quality and delivery commitments, warranty, liability, and intellectual property.
• Technical depth sufficient to engage credibly with engineering teams on requirements, trade-offs, and supplier technical proposals
• Demonstrated ability to develop sourcing strategy and translate it into executed results, on schedule and against measurable cost, quality, and supply objectives
• Experience partnering with Contract Manufacturers (CMs), Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs), and OEMs across global manufacturing footprints

Requirements

• Exceptional negotiation, influencing, and consensus-building skills, with a track record of leading complex commercial agreements to signature
• Experience collaborating effectively with internal and external partners in fast-paced, ambiguous, cross-functional environments
• Proven experience partnering with C-suite executives and senior supplier stakeholders
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, a related technical field, Supply Chain, or Business Administration. Equivalent experience in high-tech commodity management will be considered
• Strong command of should-cost modeling, total cost of ownership analysis, and value analysis, with the financial and analytical fluency to defend a position with data
• 8+ years of experience in technical sourcing, commodity or category management, or supply chain management within data center, hyperscaler, cloud service provider, AI systems, or a related high-technology hardware industry
• Wondering if you’re a good fit? We believe in investing in our people and value candidates who bring unique backgrounds—even if you don’t check every box
• You’re curious about the technologies, suppliers, and market dynamics shaping the future of AI infrastructure
• You’re an influential partner who can build trust across engineering, operations, finance, legal, and executive stakeholders
• Experience managing supply through periods of constrained capacity, allocation, or rapid demand growth
• Experience working across international suppliers and navigating trade compliance, tariffs, and cross-border logistics
• Familiarity with supply chain planning, procurement, and contract lifecycle management systems
• Working knowledge of data center hardware architecture and the technologies that support it, including compute, networking, storage, power, and thermal systems

Preferred

• Experience sourcing at hyperscale, including managing multi-tier supply bases and negotiating capacity allocation directly with sub-tier suppliers
• Master’s degree in a technical or engineering field, Supply Chain, or Business Administration

USD 177,000 - 237,000