Senior Technical Sourcing Manager, Optics and Switches

🕒 September 19

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $200k - $250k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🛒 Procurement

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IREN

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201 - 500 employees

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🤝 B2B

⚡ Energy

Artificial Intelligence • B2B • Energy

IREN is a provider of purpose-built, high-performance AI data centers and GPU cloud services across North America. IREN develops, owns and operates large, power-dense facilities designed for demanding AI training and inference workloads, offering turnkey data centers, colocations for customer hardware, and managed GPU cloud access. The company emphasizes vertical integration, 24/7 onsite support, and powering its facilities with 100% renewable energy (including RECs). IREN currently lists six North American locations (including Sweetwater, Childress, Oklahoma, Prince George, Mackenzie, and Canal Flats), with secured power capacity of about 5 GW, several hundred to thousands of MW per site in operational, under-construction, and in-development stages, and roughly 4,900 acres of secured land for AI infrastructure.

📋 Description

• Own switch and optics sourcing relationships end-to-end, including commercial negotiations, pricing, quoting, contracting, and account governance • Drive sourcing and procurement of top-of-rack, leaf, and spine switching, optical transceivers, and DAC/AOC cabling • Track switch silicon, optics, and component allocation and proactively address shortages • Partner with Network Engineering, Data Center Operations, and Program Management to align sourcing timelines with build and go-live milestones • Lead RFQ/RFP processes, cost modeling, and total-cost-of-ownership analysis • Negotiate master purchase agreements, pricing schedules, SLAs, and support/maintenance contracts • Track vendor and ODM/whitebox roadmaps and shape sourcing strategy for next-generation platforms • Own supplier performance, including delivery, quality, escalations, and quarterly business reviews • Build and maintain demand forecasts and capacity planning to guide purchase order timing and volume commitments • Identify cost-savings and risk-mitigation opportunities, including dual-sourcing, strategic buys, and contract restructuring

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in technical sourcing, procurement, or category management, with direct experience sourcing networking hardware from a major switch OEM and/or ODM • Proven track record sourcing switching/optics hardware in a data center, hyperscale, cloud, or AI/HPC environment • Deep understanding of switch architectures (ToR/leaf/spine), optical transceivers (SFP/QSFP), and DAC/AOC cabling, including relevant standards and interoperability • Demonstrated success negotiating complex commercial agreements and managing high-value vendor relationships • Experience navigating supply-constrained/allocation-based markets and building effective mitigation strategies • Analytical capability building cost models, TCO analyses, and forecasts under pressure • Cross-functional collaboration with network engineering, operations, finance, and legal • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) • Existing relationships with major switch/optics vendors and ODM/whitebox suppliers preferred • Experience sourcing for AI/HPC infrastructure at scale preferred • Familiarity with data center commissioning timelines and network hardware integration schedules preferred • Authorization to work in the United States

🏖️ Benefits

• Annual performance incentives • Equity programs / long-term incentive • Relocation or living-out allowance / per diem, as applicable • 100% company-paid health insurance premiums (medical, dental, and vision) for employees • 75% company-paid coverage for dependents • Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance • Voluntary life, critical illness, and accident coverage • Health Savings Accounts (HSA) with the High Deductible Health Plan • Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources • 401(k) retirement plan with company match • Financial planning and legal services • Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays • Internal skills training and advancement pathways • Professional development for certifications, continuing education, or role-related training • Company events and team-building activities