Strategic Sourcing - Data Center Infrastructure Equipment and Integration

What You’ll Do: 

The Strategic Sourcing team is responsible for building and scaling CoreWeave’s global supplier ecosystem to support rapid data center growth. The team partners closely with Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Construction, and Sales to ensure OFCI equipment and professional services are sourced competitively, reliably, and at scale across CoreWeave’s expanding portfolio.

Category Strategy & Planning

• Develop and execute category strategies for assigned OFCI equipment and professional services
• Translate capital plans and sales forecasts into rolling 12-month sourcing and budget plans
• Provide accurate cost, schedule, and risk inputs to Development and Program teams

Strategic Sourcing & Commercial Execution

• Lead RFPs, negotiations, and contract awards to secure commercial value, risk mitigation, and performance commitments
• Support sales by providing competitive NRC pricing for customer deals as required
• Ensure sourcing strategies align with CoreWeave policies, standards, and long-term business objectives
• Own procurement and delivery oversight for data center fit-out categories, including mechanical and electrical infrastructure such as HACs, CACs, RPPs, power distribution, cooling systems, controls, fire/life safety, and low-voltage systems, ensuring alignment with design standards, project schedules, cost targets, and supplier performance expectations.

Supplier Performance & Risk Management

• Establish and track supplier KPIs (cost, delivery, quality, capacity, responsiveness)
• Lead supplier performance improvement initiatives and periodic business reviews
• Assess market conditions and develop contingency plans to mitigate supply and capacity risk

Data, Governance & Process Excellence

• Maintain sourcing documentation, business process flows, and training materials
• Continuously improve sourcing processes to increase speed, quality, and total cost of ownership outcomes
• Partner with stakeholders to assess business impacts and manage sourcing-related risks

Construction & Project Support

• Support construction teams by sourcing OFCI equipment and construction-related services aligned to project schedules
• Resolve technical or commercial sourcing issues in collaboration with engineering and project teams
• Ensure suppliers receive and execute against the latest design standards and specifications

Supply Chain & Logistics Coordination

• Track equipment inventory and recommend redeployment to avoid unnecessary capital spend
• Procure and manage logistics, storage, rigging, and transportation services as required
• Support receiving transactions and documentation within Workday for audit compliance

About the role:

The Strategic Sourcing Manager owns category strategy, supplier selection, and commercial execution for critical data center infrastructure and services. This role is respo