Materials Manager, Mechanical (Manufacturing)
FluidstackThe Supply Chain Team
Examples of key problems the team is working on
• Supply tens of gigawatts of compute, the largest build out of compute in history. Qualify and dual-source across every critical equipment category, with lead-time and capacity thresholds tied directly to the forward build pipeline.
• Make supply chain the reason we build faster than anyone. Our modular build redefines speed i
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n this industry, and it lives or dies on supply chain. Keep procurement permanently off the critical path so schedule compression stays our advantage, not our constraint.
• Build the most accurate supply chain prediction modelling that exists. Use the frontier of AI to forecast lead times, demand, and disruption with a precision the industry has never had, and turn that foresight into a structural edge.
Role Scope
• Own sourcing for mechanical categories feeding manufacturing: steel, fabrications, cooling components, and mechanical assemblies.
• Lock supply and lead times against the build plan, with capacity commitments that survive demand spikes.
• Qualify suppliers technically with engineering: first articles, PPAP-style approvals, and audits.
• Negotiate multi-year agreements that hold price and priority as volumes grow 10x.
What We're Looking For
• The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would.
• You've sourced mechanical or fabricated categories for a manufacturer and owned the supplier relationships.
• You read drawings and specs well enough to challenge a quote line by line.
• You've qualified new suppliers under time pressure without skipping the steps that matter.
• You've secured capacity in constrained markets.
• You manage suppliers on data: on-time delivery, PPM, and lead-time performance.
• Bonus: Steel and fabrication markets. Cooling and thermal components. Should-cost modeling. Supplier development.
We are committed to pay equity and transparency.
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