Sourcing Manager - Networking

About us

Graphcore is one of the world’s leading innovators in Artificial Intelligence compute.

It is developing hardware, software and systems infrastructure that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs and power the widespread adoption of AI solutions across every industry.

As part of the SoftBank Group, Graphcore is a member of an elite family of companies responsible for some of the world’s most transformative technologies. Together, they share a bold vision: to enable Artificial Super Intelligence and ensure its benefits are accessible to everyone.

Graphcore’s teams are drawn from diverse backgrounds and bring a broad range of skills and perspectives. A melting pot of AI research specialists, silicon designers, software engineers and systems architects, Graphcore enjoys a culture of continuous learning and constant innovation.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Sourcing Manager – Memory and Storage to lead strategic sourcing activities across Graphcore’s memory and storage technology portfolio supporting AI infrastructure platforms. This role will be responsible for developing sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, leading commercial negotiations, and ensuring long-term supply continuity across key memory and storage technologies.

Working closely with Engineering, Product Management, Operations, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain teams, the successful candidate will influence technology roadmaps, supplier strategies, capacity planning, and cost optimisation initiatives while balancing quality, performance, scalability, and supply resilience requirements. The role requires a combination of strong commercial expertise, technical understanding of infrastructure technologies, and the ability to build effective partnerships across internal and external stakeholders.

The Team

The Global Sourcing Management (GSM) team defines and executes supplier strategies across Graphcore’s hardware and infrastructure ecosystem.

The team partners closely with Engineering, Product Management, Operations, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain functions to establish strategic supplier relationships that enable technology development, infrastructure deployment, operational excellence, and business growth. The team is responsible for identifying sourcing opportunities, managing supply chain risks, securing capacity, and ensuring Graphcore has access to the technologies and suppliers required to support current and future AI infrastructure platforms.