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Procurement is the core of the role: you will use AI-driven tooling to run sourcing, negotiation, and purchasing for GPUs, servers, networking, and colocation space, working with Data Center Operations and Finance. As a secondary responsibility, you will support Accounting on invoicing, helping make sure supplier invoices are matched, coded, and resolved accurately and on time. 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