Global Sourcing Manager — Mechanical & Fabrication

Fluidstack; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 239,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluidstack in Austin is seeking a senior supply chain professional to own sourcing for mechanical categories feeding manufacturing. You will lock supply and lead times against the build plan, and qualify suppliers with engineering input to ensure PPAP-style approvals.

You will negotiate multi-year agreements, manage supplier performance data, and drive capacity commitments to support 10x volume growth in a rapidly expanding AI compute infrastructure company.

Qualifications

• Sourcing mechanical categories and managing supplier relationships.
• Reading drawings and specs to challenge quotes.
• Qualifying suppliers under time pressure with essential steps.
• Securing capacity in constrained markets and tracking on-time delivery and lead times.

Responsibilities

• Own sourcing for mechanical manufacturing categories.
• Lock supply and lead times against the build plan.
• Qualify suppliers with engineering: first articles; PPAP-style approvals.
• Negotiate multi-year agreements to protect price and priority as volumes grow.

Skills

Sourcing for mechanical categories

Supplier relationship management

Reading drawings and specs

Negotiation with suppliers

Capacity planning under constraints

Job description

Fluidstack in Austin is seeking a senior supply chain professional to own sourcing for mechanical categories feeding manufacturing. You will lock supply and lead times against the build plan, and qualify suppliers with engineering input to ensure PPAP-style approvals.

You will negotiate multi-year agreements, manage supplier performance data, and drive capacity commitments to support 10x volume growth in a rapidly expanding AI compute infrastructure company.