Global Sourcing Manager, Spares (Manufacturing)

Fluidstack•Austin, TX

3d•$239,000 - $278,000

About The Position

Fluidstack is focused on delivering massive amounts of compute infrastructure for AI faster than anyone else. We are rethinking every layer of the stack, from acquiring power to designing, building, and operating data centers. Our team is dedicated to making humanity more free by ensuring AI is developed and deployed in alignment with human values. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about this mission and thrive in a fast-paced, high-intensity environment that values extreme ownership, velocity, first principles thinking, and a deep engagement with the problem space. The Supply Chain Team is at the forefront of this effort, tackling challenges such as supplying tens of gigawatts of compute, qualifying and dual-sourcing critical equipment, and making the supply chain a catalyst for faster builds. We aim to redefine speed in the industry and build the most accurate supply chain prediction models using AI to gain a structural edge.

Requirements

Built or run a spare parts or MRO sourcing program for capital equipment where downtime carried a real cost, and set the stocking levels yourself.
Qualified and dual-sourced suppliers across multiple equipment categories, and pulled a second source online fast when a primary vendor slipped.
Negotiated consignment, vendor-managed inventory, or stocking agreements that put critical parts on site ahead of demand rather than after a failure.
Tied spares inventory decisions to failure data, criticality tiers, and lead times, not to gut feel or blanket safety stock.
Worked directly with reliability and maintenance teams to forecast parts demand off an installed base and a maintenance schedule.
Kept clean records of parts, suppliers, pricing, and lead times, and did not lose a critical spare in a spreadsheet.

Nice To Haves

Datacenter or mission-critical facility equipment such as chillers, CDUs, switchgear, and generators.
Global supplier networks across multiple regions.
Experience with ERP or inventory systems such as NetSuite, SAP, or Oracle.
Experience with mechanical or electrical spares for high-availability infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Build the global spares sourcing program for critical datacenter equipment such as chillers, CDUs, switchgear, generators, and pumps across a fleet scaling to tens of gigawatts.
Qualify and dual-source spare parts suppliers across every critical equipment category, tying min and max stocking levels and reorder points to failure rates and equipment criticality tiers.
Negotiate spares pricing, lead-time commitments, and consignment or vendor-managed inventory terms that keep replacement parts on site before a failure takes a hall offline.
Set the spares stocking strategy across sites and regional depots so a single critical failure never idles live compute waiting on a part.
Partner with reliability and site operations to forecast spares demand from the maintenance schedule and installed base, and keep the parts catalog ahead of every new equipment generation.