Senior Sourcing Lead - Hardware

We are seeking a Senior Sourcing Lead - Hardware to join our Global Procurement team. This role will serve as a strategic leader in driving hardware sourcing initiatives both across the US and globally, with a primary focus on optimizing third-party hardware costs, managing supply chain risk, and enabling scalable growth of our compute, networking, storage, and enterprise hardware footprint. As a senior member of the team, you will not only lead complex sourcing strategies, but also provide coaching and guidance to sourcing managers and buyers across the global hardware category team. This role requires deep domain expertise in technology hardware procurement, spanning servers and compute, networking, storage, and enterprise equipment. You will partner directly with senior stakeholders, infrastructure engineering leaders, and finance teams to ensure we are extracting maximum value from our OEM and supplier relationships, managing global supply chain dynamics, and driving measurable business impact across one of our most complex spend categories. What you'll do • Own and execute the hardware category strategy across our organization • Lead negotiations for high-value and complex OEM agreements, ensuring best-in-class commercial outcomes and risk mitigation • Drive measurable cost optimization initiatives across third-party hardware spend while balancing supply chain resilience, lead time risk, and refresh cycle planning • Influence senior stakeholders and executive leadership to align on hardware sourcing strategies, refresh cycles, and commercial business cases • Oversee and mentor sourcing managers and buyers across multiple geographies (US, EU, & APAC), ensuring consistency, professional development, and delivery of best practices • Establish and strengthen key vendor relationships to maximize long-term value and innovation • Monitor hardware market trends, component supply dynamics, allocation risks, and suppli