Global Sourcing & Materials Manager

About the role

The Supply Chain Team at Fluidstack is responsible for ensuring the timely delivery of 10 to 100s of GWs of compute infrastructure, which is the largest buildout of compute in history. They are tasked with qualifying and dual-sourcing across every critical equipment category, managing lead times and capacities, and forecasting lead times, demand, and disruptions using frontier AI.

Responsibilities

• Own the live order tracker for all open purchase orders across global suppliers, covering manufacturing progress, inspection milestones, and contractual delivery dates across multiple concurrent project sites.
• Expedite critical and at-risk orders before they hit the schedule by renegotiating delivery commitments, coordinating freight and logistics partners, and escalating to senior leadership when necessary.
• Run the weekly and monthly supply chain reporting rhythm, including on-time delivery rates, lead time accuracy, vendor performance scores, root cause analysis on late orders, and recovery plans presented to project managers, engineering, and leadership.
• Act as the supply chain liaison across multiple project sites, aligning procurement priorities to resolve vendor capacity and logistics conflicts before they impact project schedules.
• Travel to vendor facilities and project sites to validate manufacturing progress, close issues that cannot be resolved remotely, and build supplier relationships that drive accountability on future orders.

Requirements

• You have personally expedited orders in capital equipment or industrial environments where slipping delivery dates had direct consequences for a project schedule, and you have negotiated revised commitments directly with vendors under pressure.
• You maintain order-tracking systems well enough that any stakeholder can understand the status, risk, and recovery plan for every open PO without asking you to explain it.
• You can read engineering drawings, specifications, and purchase order documentation well enough to catch scope discrepancies before they become vendor disputes.
• You have coordinated across multiple project sites or workstreams simultaneously, keeping each location's material requirements on track without letting the sites compete for the same vendor capacity.
• You write and communicate clearly enough to deliver a root cause analysis and recovery plan to a project manager or leadership team in one page.

Qualifications

• Bonus: Experience in multi-site EPC or construction environments, commodity experience in electrical equipment, mechanical rotating equipment, or structural materials, international shipping, Incoterms, and customs compliance, and supply chain analytics and project management software.

Skills

• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Experience with supply chain management tools and software.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Knowledge of procurement processes and vendor management.

Benefits

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

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $180,000 - $280,000 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

Fluidstack offers a flexible work schedule to accommodate the needs of its employees.