Global Sourcing Manager, Manufacturing Facilities

Fluidstack • Austin, TX

3d • $239,000 - $278,000

About The Position

Fluidstack is building civilization-scale infrastructure for AI, aiming to deploy 10 to 100s of GWs of compute faster than anyone else. This involves acquiring power, designing and building data centers, and operating them. The company is focused on speed and scale, rethinking every layer of the stack to ensure AI expands human freedom. The Supply Chain Team is central to this mission, working on problems such as supplying tens of gigawatts of compute, qualifying and dual-sourcing critical equipment, and building accurate supply chain prediction models using AI. The Global Sourcing Manager, Manufacturing Facilities will own global sourcing for manufacturing facilities, including equipment, fit-out, and services, to ensure the company can build faster than competitors.

Requirements

• You've sourced capital equipment or industrial categories at scale and closed the deals yourself.
• You've built supplier redundancy that got tested and held.
• You negotiate from a should-cost model, not a quote comparison.
• You've managed suppliers through a factory launch or major ramp.
• Your contracts anticipate the failure modes: delays, quality, and support.

Nice To Haves

• Manufacturing launches.
• Equipment categories such as weld, CNC, and material handling.
• International supply bases.
• ERP procurement.

Responsibilities

• Own global sourcing for manufacturing facilities: the equipment, fit-out, and services that stand up and run our factories.
• Negotiate supplier agreements across capital equipment, MRO, and facility services with lead times tied to the production ramp.
• Qualify and dual-source critical categories so no single supplier can stall the factory.
• Drive total cost, not just price: freight, spares, uptime, and terms.

Benefits

• We are committed to pay equity and transparency.
• Fluidstack is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• Fluidstack will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed