# Sourcing Manager, ODM/OEM Systems

**Company**: Lambda
**Location**: San Jose, California
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $203K - $271K
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving tens of thousands of customers. Our customers range from AI researchers to enterprises and hyperscalers. Lambda's mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give everyone the power of superintelligence. One person, one GPU. If you'd like to build the world's best AI cloud, join us.

We are seeking an experienced Sourcing Manager to manage the ODM/OEM landscape for Lambda's data center hardware, as part of the team focused on managing our system level ODM/OEM Finished Good Racks & Networking that power our rapidly growing AI cloud footprint.

**Responsibilities**

- ODM/OEM Sourcing Strategy: Own and execute the ODM/OEM sourcing strategy for your assigned finished-goods portfolio, including full-system integration, rack integration, and factory test.

- Commercial Negotiation & Contracting: Lead system-level commercial negotiations with ODM and OEM partners, including master manufacturing, build, and supply agreements.

- Partner Management: Manage day-to-day and executive-level relationships with strategic ODM and OEM partners.

- New Product Introduction & Ramp: Support new platform and technology introductions from EVT through PVT to mass production, owning the commercial workstream at each gate.

- Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner with Hardware, Network, and Data Center Engineering to translate platform, fabric, power, thermal, and rack requirements into sourcing and commercial strategies.

- Risk, Cost & Supply Resilience: Develop and maintain supply continuity plans for the ODM/OEM base that address total landed cost and cost optimization.

**Requirements**

- 8+ years of experience in Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, ODM/OEM Management, or Supply Chain roles, with direct experience sourcing finished goods at the system or rack level.

- Demonstrated experience negotiating and managing build and supply agreements with ODMs, OEMs, or contract manufacturers.

- Strong command of system-level cost structure: BOM cost roll-up, should-cost analysis, conversion and integration cost, NRE and tooling, and total landed cost.

**Nice To Have**

- Experience supporting hyperscale data center or AI infrastructure build programs.

- Familiarity with open hardware ecosystems and standards (OCP, OAM, and similar) and their impact on sourcing leverage.

- Mandarin language ability and experience working directly with Taiwan- or China-based manufacturing partners.

**Benefits**

- Generous cash & equity compensation

- Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents

- Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles

- 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)

- Flexible paid time off plan

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## Skills

### Required
- Strategic Sourcing
- Procurement
- ODM/OEM Management
- Supply Chain
- System-level cost structure
- Commercial Negotiation

### Nice to have
- Hyperscale data center
- AI infrastructure
- Open hardware ecosystems
- Mandarin

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