Director of Compute Infrastructure Procurement

About this role

Lead procurement strategy and negotiations for the hardware that powers Vultr’s cloud infrastructure, including servers, GPUs, networking, and storage. The role combines direct ownership of strategic supplier agreements and cost savings with leadership of sourcing, procurement, vendor management, and program management teams.

About the company

Vultr provides cloud compute, storage, and GPU infrastructure across global data centers. It serves developers and businesses deploying applications on flexible cloud resources.

The team

Contracts & Sourcing; Hardware Procurement

What you'll do

• Own the end-to-end IT hardware procurement funnel across compute, GPU, networking, and storage.
• Lead major supplier negotiations and establish negotiation strategies and playbooks.
• Present sourcing recommendations and capital requests to executive leadership and the board.
• Build a diversified supplier base and manage category strategy and priorities.
• Oversee procurement execution, vendor renewals, pricing reviews, escalations, and order tracking.
• Partner with Infrastructure Engineering, Capacity Planning, Finance, Legal, and Data Center Operations.
• Monitor market conditions, supplier health, and portfolio-level supply concentration and risk.
• Build and develop the hardware procurement organization and meet a personal cost-savings target.

What we're looking for

• 10+ years of IT hardware procurement, strategic sourcing, or supply chain management experience.
• Track record negotiating large, complex hardware agreements and leading sourcing teams.
• Deep knowledge of server and compute markets, GPU and accelerator supply chains, OEM/ODM economics, and component constraints.
• Strong commercial judgment under tight timelines, allocation constraints, and uncertainty.
• Executive presence and ability to present sourcing rationale and risk to a board.
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA valued.

Nice to have

• Hyperscaler, neocloud, or GPU infrastructure procurement experience.
• Direct negotiation with NVIDIA, AMD, or their distributors on accelerator allocation.
• Familiarity with data center capacity planning, TCO modeling, and hardware lifecycle strategy.

Benefits

• Company-paid employee medical, dental, and vision premiums.
• 401(k) match of 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting.
• $2,500 annual professional development reimbursement.
• 11 holidays, accrued PTO with rollover, anniversary PTO increases, and a paid sabbatical every five years.
• Remote office setup stipend and internet reimbursement.
• Gym membership reimbursement and a company-paid Wellable subscription.