Commodity Sourcing Manager

About the role

The Supply Chain Team at Fluidstack is responsible for owning and executing multi-year commodity strategies for assigned direct-material categories, supporting continuous manufacturing. They work on large-scale projects like building 10GW of compute, qualifying and dual-sourcing across critical equipment categories, and forecasting lead times and demand with unprecedented accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute multi-year commodity strategies for assigned direct-material categories (metals, plastics, electronic components, sub-assemblies, MRO)
• Maintain should-cost models to validate supplier pricing against the market
• Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP processes and competitive bidding, including e-auctions, and evaluate supplier capability, capacity, and risk through structured assessments and site audits
• Negotiate pricing, terms, lead times, and volume commitments, and execute MSAs, LTAs, and pricing amendments with Legal and Finance
• Manage supplier relationships as primary commercial contacts: conduct QBRs, maintain scorecards (PPM, OTD, cost, responsiveness), and implement continuous improvement initiatives
• Deliver annual cost-reduction and productivity targets through value engineering, demand aggregation, and consolidation, and feed market-validated costs into budgeting and S&OP

Requirements

• You have experience owning commodity strategy and strategic sourcing for direct materials in a manufacturing environment
• You build should-cost models and use market intelligence to validate pricing, not just accept supplier quotes
• You manage structured supplier management activities such as QBRs, scorecards, dual-sourcing, and risk mitigation
• You consistently meet cost-reduction targets through real levers (value engineering, consolidation, demand aggregation)
• You partner with Engineering, Quality, and Planning, including on New Product Introduction (NPI) and design-for-cost

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or related field
• Experience in global supply markets
• Proven track record of hitting cost-reduction targets
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills

Skills

• Strategic sourcing and commodity strategy expertise
• Market intelligence and analysis capabilities
• Supplier relationship management
• Cost reduction and productivity optimization
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package (salary + equity)
• Retirement or pension plan, in line with local norms
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off policy, in line with local norms

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $170,000 - $220,000 per year, depending on experience, skills, qualifications, and location. This range represents our good faith estimate of the compensation for this role at the time of posting. Total compensation may also include equity in the form of stock options.

Schedule

Flexible work schedule to accommodate the needs of the role and the company.