Commodity Manager, Mechanical
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AI infrastructure company that builds and operates large-scale compute and data-center infrastructure for frontier AI workloads.
Series BRecently funded
New York City, United States
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About Fluidstack
Fluidstack deploys AI compute infrastructure, including custom data centers and large-scale compute capacity, for AI labs, governments, and enterprises.
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About the Role
You will own multi-year commodity strategies for mechanical and cooling equipment, including should-cost models. You will secure manufacturing capacity and lead times, negotiate supply agreements and pricing amendments, manage supplier performance, and partner on specifications and design-for-cost decisions.
Requirements
- Experience owning commodity strategies for mechanical or HVAC equipment
- Experience negotiating complex multi-year supply agreements and capacity reservations with mechanical OEMs
- Knowledge of steel, copper, and refrigerant market data
- Experience running RFI, RFQ, and RFP processes
- Experience tracking supplier performance across quality, on-time delivery, and cost
- Experience using ERP and procurement platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Ariba, or Coupa
Responsibilities
- Own multi-year commodity strategies for mechanical and cooling equipment categories
- Build should-cost models
- Secure manufacturing capacity and lead times for long-lead mechanical equipment
- Negotiate and execute Master Supply Agreements, Long-Term Agreements, and pricing amendments
- Run Quarterly Business Reviews and supplier scorecards
- Build dual-source and geographic-diversification plans
- Partner with Mechanical Engineering on specifications, standardization, and design-for-cost decisions
Benefits
- Equity for full-time roles