Sourcing Manager - Memory and Storage

Graphcore•Milpitas, CA

16h•Hybrid

About The Position

Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute, developing hardware, software, and systems infrastructure to drive AI breakthroughs and widespread adoption. As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is committed to enabling Artificial Super Intelligence and making its benefits accessible to everyone. The company fosters a culture of continuous learning and constant innovation, with diverse teams bringing a broad range of skills and perspectives. This role is for a Sourcing Manager – Memory and Storage to lead strategic sourcing activities for Graphcore’s memory and storage technology portfolio supporting AI infrastructure platforms. The position involves developing sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, leading commercial negotiations, and ensuring long-term supply continuity. The successful candidate will collaborate with Engineering, Product Management, Operations, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain teams to influence technology roadmaps, supplier strategies, capacity planning, and cost optimization, while balancing quality, performance, scalability, and supply resilience. The role requires commercial expertise, technical understanding of infrastructure technologies, and strong partnership-building skills.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Business, or a related discipline.
Experience in strategic sourcing, supplier management, procurement, or supply chain roles within technology, electronics, infrastructure, semiconductor, or hardware-focused environments.
Strong understanding of memory and storage technologies, including DRAM, SSD, HDD, and related infrastructure components.
Experience developing and executing sourcing strategies for complex technology products and supply chains.
Demonstrated success negotiating commercial agreements, supplier contracts, and long-term strategic partnerships.
Strong commercial and analytical skills, including cost modelling, pricing analysis, and total cost of ownership methodologies.
Experience managing supplier performance and driving measurable improvements across cost, quality, delivery, and supply continuity.
Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering and technical teams to evaluate technologies, suppliers, and sourcing options.
Strong project management, stakeholder management, and cross-functional leadership skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders at multiple levels.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Nice To Haves

Experience sourcing memory, storage, server, networking, compute, or AI infrastructure technologies.
Knowledge of data centre, cloud infrastructure, high-performance computing, or AI platform architectures.
Experience supporting new product introduction, production ramp, lifecycle management, and end-of-life transitions for infrastructure hardware.
Familiarity with global supplier ecosystems across North America, Europe, and Asia.
Experience developing supplier risk management, resiliency, and business continuity programmes.
Knowledge of manufacturing processes, supply chain planning, and supplier industrialisation practices.
Experience using data analytics or AI-enabled tools to improve sourcing processes, decision-making, or operational efficiency.
Program or project management experience within technology supply chains.

Responsibilities

Own sourcing strategy development and execution for memory and storage technologies supporting Graphcore’s AI infrastructure platforms.
Develop and maintain strategic relationships with memory and storage suppliers, driving performance across cost, quality, technology, capacity, and delivery metrics.
Partner with Engineering and Product Management teams to influence technology roadmaps, supplier selection decisions, and infrastructure platform strategies.
Lead supplier engagement activities including RFIs, RFQs, commercial evaluations, business awards, and contract negotiations.
Negotiate pricing agreements, supply agreements, capacity commitments, and long-term commercial frameworks that support business objectives.
Develop and maintain cost models, market intelligence, and total cost of ownership analyses to support sourcing decisions and negotiation strategies.
Monitor technology developments and industry trends across memory, storage, AI infrastructure, and data centre ecosystems to inform sourcing strategy.
Drive supplier performance management through regular business reviews, scorecards, corrective action plans, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Identify and mitigate supply chain risks through supplier diversification, capacity planning, contingency strategies, and business continuity planning.
Partner with Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, Finance, and Legal teams to ensure successful product launches, production ramps, and ongoing supply support.
Support new product introduction activities by aligning supplier readiness, manufacturing capability, and supply availability with programme requirements.
Provide regular reporting and recommendations to leadership regarding supplier performance, market conditions, commercial opportunities, and supply chain risks.