Global Spares & Materials Manager

Fluidstack; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluidstack in New York is seeking a hands-on Supply Chain professional to build and run the global spares sourcing program for critical datacenter equipment. You will qualify and dual-source suppliers, negotiate pricing and terms, and ensure parts are available before failures.

Collaborate with reliability and site operations to forecast demand, manage inventory and lead times, and maintain meticulous records.

Qualifications

• Experience building or running spare parts or MRO sourcing programs for capital equipment.
• Ability to dual-source suppliers and bring second sources online quickly.
• Experience negotiating consignment or vendor-managed inventory.
• Ability to tie inventory decisions to failure data and lead times.
• Experience with reliability and maintenance teams to forecast parts demand.

Responsibilities

• Build the global spares sourcing program for critical datacenter equipment.
• Qualify and dual-source spare parts suppliers across equipment categories.
• Negotiate pricing, lead times, and stocking terms that keep parts on site.
• Set stocking strategies across sites to prevent idle compute.
• Partner with reliability and maintenance teams to forecast spares demand.
• Maintain records of parts, suppliers, pricing and lead times.

Skills

Spare parts sourcing

MRO sourcing

Supplier qualification

Negotiation

Inventory management

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Fluidstack in New York is seeking a hands-on Supply Chain professional to build and run the global spares sourcing program for critical datacenter equipment. You will qualify and dual-source suppliers, negotiate pricing and terms, and ensure parts are available before failures.

Collaborate with reliability and site operations to forecast demand, manage inventory and lead times, and maintain meticulous records.