Head of Procurement – AI Compute & Data Centres

About the role

A founding leadership position with a fast-growing AI infrastructure platform building its Southeast Asia hub in Singapore. The company offers LLM APIs, dedicated GPU clusters and GPU colocation. You will own sourcing for its compute footprint in Indonesia and report directly to the Founder & CEO. The role is on-site in Singapore at director level.

Key responsibilities

• Lead procurement of GPU servers, high-speed networking and storage
• Source and negotiate colocation, power and liquid-cooling capacity in Jakarta and Batam
• Manage import licensing, customs clearance and logistics into Indonesia
• Run RFPs, contracts and SLAs with OEMs, distributors and data centre operators
• Own trade compliance, including end-user statements and export-control screening

Required profile

• 10+ years in IT hardware, cloud infrastructure or data centre procurement, including 3+ years with GPU servers or AI clusters
• Track record of negotiating multi-million-dollar contracts
• Fluent English; Mandarin or Bahasa Indonesia is a plus
• Indonesia exposure preferred

Required skills

• Solid knowledge of GPU server platforms, InfiniBand / RoCE networking and colocation commercial terms
• Hands-on export-control, import and customs experience

What we offer

• Base pay of SGD 200K-280K plus a performance bonus (indicative)
• Founding team seat with direct access to the CEO
• Full HQ support

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