Global Vendor Manager, Data Center Services
Global Vendor Manager, Data Center Services position — see original posting for full details.
About Us
At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.
At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in.
Available Locations: AUSTIN, TX
About the Role
This role focuses on sourcing and onboarding suppliers globally for Data Center services such as data center field services, IT asset disposal services, network provisioning services, logistics support, rack integration support, and service delivery of infrastructure. You will create sourcing plans for each category and quickly deliver these through supplier capability reviews, pre-qualification and onboarding, and master contract negotiations. It is critical that you identify ways to forge partnerships with new suppliers, evaluate suppliers' performance against clearly defined metrics that you will develop or improve together with internal stakeholders, and balance priorities of both Cloudflare and your suppliers to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. You will continually monitor the effectiveness of these new partnerships and take appropriate actions to ensure ongoing competitive sustainability of our supplier markets for upcoming projects.
Key Job Responsibilities
Strategic Sourcing & Category Management
Posted June 9, 2026