Commodity Sourcing Manager

Fluidstack

$170K — $220K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in commodity strategy and strategic sourcing in a manufacturing environment.
  • Proven track record of negotiating complex contracts and long-term agreements.
  • Ability to build should-cost models using market intelligence to validate pricing.
  • Experience in structured supplier management, including QBRs and risk mitigation.
  • Demonstrated success in achieving cost-reduction targets through value engineering and demand aggregation.
  • Collaboration with Engineering and Quality teams on NPI and design-for-cost strategies.
  • Bonus: Familiarity with direct-material categories for hardware or electronics, and relevant certifications (CPSM, CSCP, CPP).

Responsibilities

  • Own and execute multi-year commodity strategies for direct material categories.
  • Monitor commodity markets and develop should-cost models to validate supplier pricing.
  • Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP processes, including competitive bidding and supplier capability assessments.
  • Negotiate pricing, terms, and volume commitments with suppliers alongside legal and finance teams.
  • Manage supplier relationships through QBRs and scorecards, focusing on continuous improvement and risk management.
  • Achieve annual cost-reduction and productivity targets through various engineering and aggregation strategies.

Benefits

  • Competitive total compensation package including salary and equity.
  • Retirement or pension plan aligned with local standards.
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
  • Generous paid time off (PTO) policy consistent with local norms.
Full Job Description
How We Operate
  • Extreme ownership. Full autonomy. Own things end to end often taking on scope outside your core role without being asked to get things done.
  • Velocity. We drive everything forward as fast as possible.
  • First principles. Challenge every assumption. Zero analogy thinking, no egos, the best idea wins.
  • Love of the game. The frontier of AI is the most interesting problem of our time. We put in long hours at high intensity to push the frontier forward.
The Supply Chain Team

Examples of key problems the team is working on
  • Supply 10GW of compute, the largest build out of compute in history. Qualify and dual-source across every critical equipment category, with lead-time and capacity thresholds tied directly to the forward build pipeline.
  • Make supply chain the reason we build faster than anyone. Our modular build redefines speed in this industry, and it lives or dies on supply chain. Keep procurement permanently off the critical path so schedule compression stays our advantage, not our constraint.
  • Build the most accurate supply chain prediction modelling that exists. Use the frontier of AI to forecast lead times, demand, and disruption with a precision the industry has never had, and turn that foresight into a structural edge.
Role Scope
  • Own and execute multi-year commodity strategies for assigned direct-material categories (metals, plastics, electronic components, sub-assemblies, MRO) supporting continuous manufacturing.
  • Monitor commodity markets, index pricing, and supply/demand dynamics, and build should-cost models to validate supplier pricing against the market.
  • Lead RFI/RFQ/RFP processes and competitive bidding, including e-auctions, and evaluate supplier capability, capacity, and risk through structured assessments and site audits.
  • Negotiate pricing, terms, lead times, and volume commitments, and execute MSAs, LTAs, and pricing amendments with Legal and Finance.
  • Own supplier relationships as primary commercial contact: QBRs, scorecards (PPM, OTD, cost, responsiveness), and continuous improvement, and develop alternate sources to kill single-source risk.
  • Deliver annual cost-reduction and productivity targets through value engineering, demand aggregation, and consolidation, and feed market-validated costs into budgeting and S&OP.
What We're Looking For

The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would.
  • You've owned commodity strategy and strategic sourcing for direct materials in a manufacturing environment, negotiating complex contracts and long-term agreements.
  • You build should-cost models and use market intelligence to validate pricing, not just accept supplier quotes.
  • You run structured supplier management: QBRs, scorecards, dual-sourcing, and risk mitigation.
  • You consistently hit cost-reduction targets through real levers (value engineering, consolidation, demand aggregation).
  • You partner with Engineering, Quality, and Planning, including on NPI and design-for-cost.
  • Bonus: Direct-material categories for hardware or electronics. CPSM, CSCP, or CPP. Global supply markets. Manufacturing S&OP.
Salary & Benefits
  • Competitive total compensation package (salary + equity).
  • Retirement or pension plan, in line with local norms.
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Generous PTO policy, in line with local norms.

The base salary range for this position is $170,000 - $220,000 per year, depending on experience, skills, qualifications, and location. This range represents our good faith estimate of the compensation for this role at the time of posting. Total compensation may also include equity in the form of stock options.

We are committed to pay equity and transparency.

You will receive a confirmation email once your application has successfully been accepted. If there is an error with your submission and you did not receive a confirmation email, please email [redacted] with your resume/CV, the role you've applied for, and the date you submitted your application-- someone from our recruiting team will be in touch.

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