Were building the company which will de-risk the largest infrastructure build-out in history.

When people finance GPU clusters the datacenters housing them and the infrastructure powering them they need offtake - meaning someone has signed a contract to lease the cluster for a period of time before its even built.

Financing a GPU cluster is inherently risky since margins are thin and volumes are huge. Lenders dont want to take on the risk that cluster developers cant repay their loan and cluster developers really dont want to risk not selling their cluster. As a result risk is offloaded to the customer using fixed-price long-term contracts.

If you dont mitigate this customer risk theres a bubble. This isnt SaaS anymore - application layer companies sign multi-year contracts for computer and inference but sell to customers on monthly subscriptions. If you mess up a purchase its game over: a minor shift in your revenue growth rate might mean the difference between profit or bankruptcy. But what if companies could exit their contract by selling it back to the market

Otherwise as AI scales compute only becomes available to folks who can effectively take on that risk. A 2-person startup in a San Francisco Victorian cant realistically sign a 5-year take or pay contract on $100m supercomputers. But they may be able to buy the month of liquidity that someone else sold back.

So thats what we make: a liquid market for GPU offtake.

About the Role:

SF Computes Development Team is actively deploying large GPU clusters into colocation facilities and greenfield builds. The Director of Procurement will oversee the end-to-end sourcing strategy for data center projects. This role is based at SF Computes headquarters in San Francisco with some travel required. All applicants are required to submit a portfolio of prior data center projects.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end sourcing strategy and execution for SF Computes critical procurement categories including: MEP equipment (transformers switchgear UPS generators PDUs/RPPs chilled water plant DLC/liquid cooling systems fire suppression BMS/controls structured cabling); construction services (GC and specialty trade bid management EPC/design-build procurement); and IT/hardware supply (GPU servers networking equipment cabinets optics and high-density rack power)

• Lead competitive RFP/RFQ processes from brief through bid analysis commercial negotiation and contract award; manage the full contract lifecycle including MSAs SOWs purchase orders PCO tracking and close-out documentation

• Build and maintain sourcing roadmaps and commodity strategies for each category; conduct ongoing market intelligence on pricing benchmarks lead times supplier capacity and supply risk with particular focus on long-lead or sole-source items (large power transformers custom switchgear specialty cooling)

• Develop and manage a curated panel of strategic suppliers across all categories; cultivate executive-level relationships to influence partner roadmaps and secure preferential capacity commitments; establish supplier KPIs and lead regular performance reviews

• Partner with the Design & Engineering Lead to translate design specifications and equipment BOMs into procurement-ready packages; flag supply chain constraints early in the design cycle to prevent late-stage design changes and schedule impacts

• Coordinate with the Project Delivery Team on OFCI/OFOI delivery programs: factory witness testing schedules site delivery logistics receiving inspection and on-site equipment staging

• Work with Finance to develop capital expenditure forecasts cash-flow models and purchase order governance; ensure procurement activities comply with SF Compute cost targets project schedules and applicable client contractual requirements

• Build SF Computes procurement function from the ground up: implement systems processes playbooks and approved vendor lists appropriate to our stage and growth trajectory

About You:

• 8 years of experience in strategic sourcing procurement or supply chain management with direct exposure to data center infrastructure cloud computing hardware or large-scale construction procurement; 3 of those years focused on MEP equipment or construction services categories

• Experienced in full-cycle procurement: market analysis RFx design and execution bid evaluation commercial negotiation contract award and supplier performance management

• Familiarity with the MEP equipment supply landscape for mission-critical facilities: key vendors lead time dynamics pricing benchmarks and common commercial structures across major categories

• Strong financial acumen: able to build cost models evaluate total cost of ownership trade-offs and communicate procurement impacts to project budgets and cash-flow forecasts

• Excellent written and verbal communication; effective at aligning technical and commercial stakeholders around shared procurement decisions

• You have lead and managed an internal team of direct reports fostering team culture and employee satisfaction under your direct purview

• Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Engineering Business Finance Operations or Construction Management or equivalent relevant experience

Some Nice to Haves:

• Experience procuring GPU compute infrastructure supply chains: server systems high-speed networking (InfiniBand Ethernet) optics and high-density rack power

• Experience managing OFCI/OFOI delivery programs and factory witness testing coordination in a hyperscale data center construction context

• Familiarity with modular and prefabricated MEP equipment procurement (skid-mounted factory-built) and associated supply chain structures

• APICS CSCP ISM CPSM or equivalent supply chain certification

• Experience building procurement functions from scratch at a high-growth infrastructure or technology company

• Understanding of AI infrastructure supply chain dynamics: GPU allocation cycles NIC lead times optical transceiver supply constraints and long-lead capital equipment planning

Benefits

Generous equity grant

Team members are offered a competitive salary along with equity in the company

Visa Sponsorships

Yes we sponsor visas and work permits

Retirement matching

We match 401(k) plans up to 4%

Medical dental & vision

We offer competitive medical dental vision insurance for employees and dependents and cover 100% of premiums

Time off

We offer unlimited paid time off as well as 10 observed holidays

Parental leave

We offer biological adoptive and foster parents paid time off to spend quality time with family

Daily lunch

We cover lunch daily for employees

Unlimited office book budget

You can buy as many books for the office as you want

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Director