[Hiring] Commodity Manager @Fluidstack

Role Description

We are looking for a candidate to own multi-year commodity strategies for mechanical and cooling equipment categories, including:

• Chillers
• Coolant distribution units
• Air handlers
• Pumps
• Piping
• Heat rejection

Your responsibilities will include:

• Building should-cost models that hold up against supplier pushback.
• Securing manufacturing capacity and lead times for long-lead mechanical equipment.
• Locking slot reservations and delivery schedules against the forward build pipeline.
• Negotiating and executing Master Supply Agreements, Long-Term Agreements, and pricing amendments.
• Coordinating with Legal and Finance on price reviews, escalation clauses, and cost-down commitments.
• Running Quarterly Business Reviews and supplier scorecards tracking quality, on-time delivery, cost, and responsiveness.
• Building dual-source and geographic diversification plans to close out single-source risk.
• Partnering with Mechanical Engineering on specifications, standardization, and design-for-cost decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience in building and owning commodity strategies for mechanical or HVAC equipment.
• Negotiated complex, multi-year supply agreements and capacity reservations with mechanical OEMs.
• Utilized market data to structure escalation terms and anticipate pricing swings.
• Managed RFI, RFQ, and RFP processes end to end.
• Tracked supplier performance with scorecards and acted on data proactively.
• Experience with ERP and procurement platforms (SAP, Oracle, Ariba, Coupa, or equivalent).

Requirements

• Mechanical engineering background (bonus).
• Liquid cooling exposure (bonus).
• Sourcing experience in data center or hyperscale infrastructure environments (bonus).

Benefits

• Commitment to pay equity and transparency.
• Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.