Director, Global Supplier Management

What You’ll Do:

You will lead the team responsible for how we build, manage, and scale our most critical supplier relationships across machine infrastructure. This is a senior leadership role at the center of one of the most complex and consequential supply chains in the AI infrastructure industry — one where decisions made at the supplier level directly determine whether Core Weave can deliver on its commitments to customers running some of the world’s most demanding AI workloads.

You will lead two deeply interdependent functions:
Technical Sourcing Management and Supplier Materials Management. On the sourcing side, your team owns the strategies that determine who Core Weave buys from, on what terms, and at what risk — driving supplier selection, multi-sourcing decisions, technology roadmap alignment, RFQ and cost modeling, and the commercial execution of MSAs, SOWs, and long-term agreements. On the materials management side, your team owns the execution layer:
OxM capacity management, Clear-to-Build tracking, allocation execution, shortage recovery, ODM sub-tier PO placement, forecast alignment, and NPI ramp readiness. You will move fluidly between both — setting strategy, building commercial frameworks, and then ensuring your team has the discipline and tools to deliver on the ground.

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Technical Sourcing Managers and Supplier Materials Managers supporting IT infrastructure categories including GPU & CPU compute, storage, and networking
• Define team structure, role clarity, performance standards, and career development frameworks aligned to Core Weave’s growth stage
• Build and sustain a high-accountability culture — driving execution excellence while developing the next generation of supply chain leadership
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to recruit top talent and scale the team ahead of infrastructure demand

• Own Core Weave's global supplier management strategy across IT infrastructure suppliers — ODMs, OEMs, NAND/DRAM manufacturers, networking vendors, and beyond
• Establish and maintain executive-level relationships with strategic suppliers, serving as an escalation path for commercial and operational disputes
• Lead the development and governance of long-term agreements (LTAs), preferred supplier frameworks, and supply assurance mechanisms for constrained components
• Drive continuous improvement in supplier scorecards, KPIs, and S /Q  cadences to maintain transparency and accountability across the supply base

• Lead or directly negotiate complex multi-year supply agreements, including volume commitments, pricing mechanics, escrow structures, forfeiture provisions, and tariff passthrough clauses
• Partner with Legal to develop and refine master supply agreements, program letters, and commercial frameworks that protect Core Weave's commercial interests
• Identify cost reduction and value creation opportunities across the supplier portfolio, including BOM optimization, payment terms, and strategic inventory positioning
• Manage commercial risk exposure across the supply base — including supplier financial health, single-source dependencies, and geopolitical risk

• Drive supply-demand alignment across IT infrastructure categories, partnering with Infrastructure Planning, Finance, and Engineering to translate build forecasts into procurement signals for the vendor base
• Oversee CTB (Clear-to-Build) tracking and materials management operations, ensuring the team maintains visibility into component availability, lead times, and supply risk for all critical BOM items
• Establish and maintain capacity reservation agreements and buffer stock strategies for long-lead, constrained components (GPUs, SSDs, DRAM, ASICs, optics, NICs)
• Lead escalation and resolution of supplier delivery disputes, quality events, and allocation shortfalls — maintaining Core Weave’s operational continuity

• Serve as a senior supply chain voice in Core Weave's infrastructure planning and…