Lambda

Principal, Data Center Supply Chain Lead

Lambda • $150K — $180K *
US-AnywhereRemote in San Jose, CA
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of supply chain experience, or 8+ with a Master's degree
  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business, Data Analytics, Finance, or related field
  • Proven track record in developing multi-year category strategies for high-spend areas
  • Recognized as a lead negotiator with hands-on contract negotiation experience
  • Experience implementing process and policy standards to mitigate business risks
  • 3+ years of informal leadership experience driving cross-functional consensus
  • Skilled in data analysis and risk modeling in supply chain contexts
  • Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments and under tight timelines

Responsibilities

  • Own multi-year sourcing and category strategy for datacenter construction and equipment
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the procurement and construction lifecycle
  • Manage procurement of long-lead datacenter infrastructure equipment
  • Lead contracting strategies and negotiations with key contractors and vendors
  • Drive compliance and set procurement standards across construction projects
  • Identify long-term cost reduction opportunities and lead initiatives for realization
  • Oversee supplier performance management and ensure data governance is up to date

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment with a designated work-from-home day
  • Opportunity to drive impact on critical infrastructure projects
  • Collaboration with top industry professionals
  • Growth potential within a leading high-tech company
  • Involvement in innovative supply chain practices and category management efforts
Full Job Description
*Note: This position requires presence in our San Francisco/San Jose/Bellevue office location 4 days per week; Lambda's designated work from home day is currently Tuesday.

What You'll Do
  • Own the multi-year sourcing and category strategy for the equipment and construction scopes that deliver Lambda's datacenter capacity - long-lead electrical and mechanical equipment, construction, and trade packages
  • Partner with Construction, Design, and Development teams from site selection and basis-of-design through procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover, ensuring sourcing strategy and construction schedule are built against the same dates
  • Own procurement of long-lead datacenter infrastructure equipment - generators, switchgear, transformers, UPS, busway, chillers, air handling units, and cooling distribution - sequencing awards and deliveries to protect the critical path
  • Lead the contracting strategy for construction delivery: select and negotiate with general contractors, EPCs, design firms, and specialty trades, and choose the commercial model (lump sum, GMP, cost-plus, design-build) that fits each project's risk profile
  • Serve as Lambda's lead negotiator on the highest-value construction and equipment agreements - setting negotiation strategy, driving consensus on goals and success criteria internally and externally, and partnering with Legal on master agreement terms
  • Own the owner-furnished equipment strategy - deciding what Lambda buys directly versus through the contractor, and managing the logistics, storage, warranty, and installation interfaces that decision creates
  • Drive change order discipline across active construction projects: assess claims and schedule impacts against the underlying business case, partner with Construction Management and Legal on resolution, and adjust impact models cross-functionally
  • Identify systematic, long-term cost reduction opportunities across equipment and construction categories - standardization, volume aggregation across sites, early buys, and design-to-cost - and lead the cross-functional effort to realize them
  • Build and own strategic partnerships with OEMs, contractors, and trade partners that secure capacity and delivery slots in a constrained market, and drive innovation, prefabrication, and schedule compression
  • Negotiate and provide strategic oversight of delivery commitments, milestones, and SLAs across equipment vendors and construction partners; own compliance end to end and cascade expectations into the business
  • Set standards for procurement and contract execution across the construction program, serve as the escalation point on pricing and delivery issues, and deliver executive-level briefings on execution models, anticipated risks, and contingency plans
  • Partner with stakeholders, contractors, and suppliers to identify threats to schedule, cost, and safety, determine which alternative solutions or policy changes best mitigate them, and drive remediation
  • Oversee supplier and contractor performance management - including quality and safety deliverables - through audits, site walks, and business reviews, and ensure governance keeps sourcing and contract data current
  • Define and execute the strategy for industry and ecosystem engagement across the datacenter construction supply base, articulate business cases that earn leadership buy-in, and influence decisions that deploy across the portfolio

You
  • Have deep, hands-on experience across end-to-end supply chain (planning, sourcing, logistics, fulfillment) and strategic sourcing, procurement, or category management - typically 10+ years, or 8+ with a Master's degree
  • Hold a Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, Data Analytics, Finance, or a related field, or have equivalent experience
  • Have owned multi-year category strategies for complex, high-spend, supply-constrained areas with material cost and continuity-of-supply impact
  • Are recognized as a lead negotiator - you have personally closed the hardest contracts, not directed someone else to
  • Have set process, policy, or governance standards that an organization adopted, and have driven policy change to mitigate real business risk
  • Have led through influence at scale: 3+ years of informal or indirect team leadership, coaching senior practitioners, and driving consensus across functions you do not own
  • Brief and persuade executives comfortably, internally and across the supplier base, and can build the business case that earns the decision
  • Are fluent with data and use it to anticipate risk, model change-order impact, and defend decisions
  • Operate well in ambiguity, on compressed timelines, in a supply-constrained market
  • Have worked shoulder to shoulder with construction teams - general contractors, construction managers, design and engineering firms, and specialty trades
  • Have led construction contracting and contract administration: selecting delivery models, negotiating GC/EPC and trade agreements, and managing change orders, claims, and closeout through to project completion
  • Have procured long-lead datacenter or critical-facility infrastructure equipment and sequenced it against a live construction schedule

Nice to Have
  • Category management experience with datacenter infrastructure equipment - Generators, Switchgear, Chillers, Air Handling Units, etc.
  • Program management experience delivering datacenter capacity at scale, from equipment sourcing and procurement through project execution
  • Experience negotiating master agreements and resolving contract disputes alongside Legal in a high-growth company
  • Experience standing up sourcing process, governance, or supplier management practice where little existed
  • Experience applying AI and automation tooling to supply chain or procurement workflows

Salary Range Information

The annual salary range for this position has been set based on market data and other factors. However, a salary higher or lower than this range may be appropriate for a candidate whose qualifications differ meaningfully from those listed in the job description.

About Lambda

Lambda is an online education company that offers courses in computer science and software engineering. The company was founded in 2017 by Austen Allred and Ben Nelson. Lambda's courses are designed to be accessible to anyone, regardless of their background or prior experience. The company's mission is to provide high-quality education that leads to well-paying jobs in the tech industry. Lambda has partnerships with a number of companies, including Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, and has helped thousands of students launch careers in tech.
Learn more about Lambda
Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Net Income
-$5 million
Founded
2017
5 Year Trend
+100%
Revenue
$100 million
NASDAQ
LMBDA
* Ladders Estimates

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