Startups

VP of Global Procurement

TensorWave · Las Vegas, Nevada · On-site

← All jobs
About TensorWave

Power AI workloads with AMD Instinct™ GPUs. Scale models faster with high-performance, dedicated cloud compute.

About the role

We're looking for a VP of Global Procurement to join our team during an exciting phase of growth. In this role, you'll lead and scale our procurement organization — including our Director of Supply Chain & Logistics, Procurement Lead, and Business Procurement Partner — and serve as the senior executive owner of our strategic relationship with AMD and its OEM/ODM ecosystem, working closely with cross-functional partners to support business objectives while upholding our standards for excellence, collaboration, and...

What they're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or strategic sourcing, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role, ideally in hyperscale/cloud infrastructure, data centers, or semiconductors
  • Direct experience negotiating with AMD and/or its OEM/ODM ecosystem strongly preferred, broader GPU/silicon vendor experience also relevant
  • Track record structuring and negotiating large, complex, multi-year supply agreements, including allocation commitments in constrained-supply environments
  • Deep understanding of GPU/server hardware supply chains, product roadmaps, lead times, and the broader semiconductor ecosystem
  • Strong analytical skills and comfort building cost models, TCO analyses, and supply/demand forecasts
  • Excellent negotiation, executive communication, and cross-functional leadership skills
More about this role

Our mission is simple: deliver seamless, secure, reliable, and resilient AI compute at scale. We've built a versatile cloud platform that eliminates infrastructure barriers, empowering builders to focus on innovation instead of fighting their stack. Because breakthrough AI should move at the speed of ideas, not infrastructure.

We're looking for a VP of Global Procurement to join our team during an exciting phase of growth. In this role, you'll lead and scale our procurement organization — including our Director of Supply Chain & Logistics, Procurement Lead, and Business Procurement Partner — and serve as the senior executive owner of our strategic relationship with AMD and its OEM/ODM ecosystem, working closely with cross-functional partners to support business objectives while upholding our standards for excellence, collaboration, and impact.

Own the strategy and execution for sourcing AMD Instinct GPUs, servers, networking equipment, and related infrastructure, including allocation and roadmap negotiations directly with AMD

Serve as the senior relationship owner with AMD's commercial, supply chain, and product roadmap teams, as well as AMD's OEM/ODM partners (e.g., Dell,...

Read the full posting on TensorWave's site ↗

Finance

Build your edge while you search

Free tools for founders and investors, plus VC Unfiltered, our take on startups, venture and the people who build them.