Materials Manager, Compute & Storage

FluidStack
Austin, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 239,000 - 278,000 annuallyFunction: Procurement & SourcingSkills: ["Negotiation","Cost analysis","Supplier performance management","Data-driven decision making","Attention to detail"]

Own the compute and storage supply chain from supplier strategy through delivery. Negotiate pricing, lead times, and capacity reservations with OEMs/ODMs, dual-source critical node configurations, and prevent single-supplier slips from stalling data halls. Track supplier performance using on-time delivery, DOA rates, and lead-time drift, reviewed monthly, to keep schedule compression as an advantage. Drive GPU/accelerator sourcing and cost-modeling where needed.

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Materials Manager, Compute & Storage

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Job Summary

Own the compute and storage supply chain from supplier strategy through delivery. Negotiate pricing, lead times, and capacity reservations with OEMs/ODMs, dual-source critical node configurations, and prevent single-supplier slips from stalling data halls. Track supplier performance using on-time delivery, DOA rates, and lead-time drift, reviewed monthly, to keep schedule compression as an advantage. Drive GPU/accelerator sourcing and cost-modeling where needed.
Location: Austin, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Procurement & Sourcing
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the compute and storage category (GPU servers, storage systems, and node-level components) from supplier strategy through delivery.
  • •Negotiate pricing, lead times, and capacity reservations with OEMs and ODMs tied to the forward build pipeline.
  • •Dual-source every critical node configuration to avoid data hall delays from a single supplier slip.
  • •Track supplier performance using on-time delivery, DOA rates, and lead-time drift; review and act on it monthly.
  • •Drive supplier capability through scorecards and, as a bonus, GPU/accelerator sourcing and total-cost-of-ownership modeling.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 239,000 - 278,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Source servers, GPUs, or storage at volume from OEMs or ODMs.
  • •Secure allocation during constrained cycles by making your account matter to suppliers.
  • •Read cost breakdowns and distinguish real cost drivers from padding.
  • •Manage supplier performance using scorecards that changed behavior, not just recorded it.
  • •Bonus experience in GPU/accelerator sourcing, ODM direct engagement, total-cost-of-ownership modeling, and import/trade compliance.
Experience:Supply chainProcurementData centersAI infrastructure
Skills:NegotiationCost analysisSupplier performance managementData-driven decision makingAttention to detail

Company Brief

FluidStack
Builds and deploys large-scale GPU cloud infrastructure for AI labs, enterprises and governments, providing high-performance AI training and inference capacity and rapid data-center deployment services.
Industry: Cloud Computing
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Funding: Series A
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2017
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