Global Sourcing Manager, Mechanical (Manufacturing)

Fluidstack

$90K — $130K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in sourcing mechanical or fabricated categories for manufacturing.
  • Proven ability to own and manage supplier relationships effectively.
  • Strong technical understanding to read and challenge specifications and quotes.
  • Experience in qualifying new suppliers, particularly under tight deadlines.
  • Capability to secure supply and capacity in constrained market conditions.
  • Skill in managing supplier performance metrics such as on-time delivery and defect rates.
  • Familiarity with steel and fabrication markets, as well as cooling and thermal components.

Responsibilities

  • Own the sourcing of mechanical components like steel fabrications and assemblies.
  • Ensure supply and lead times align with manufacturing build plans.
  • Conduct technical qualifications of suppliers through thorough approvals and audits.
  • Negotiate long-term agreements to secure pricing and supply commitments as production scales.
  • Manage supplier performance using key data metrics to drive improvement.

Benefits

  • Commitment to pay equity and transparency in the workplace.
  • Opportunity for exceptional candidates, even if they don't fit role specs perfectly.
Full Job Description
Role Scope
  • Own sourcing for mechanical categories feeding manufacturing: steel, fabrications, cooling components, and mechanical assemblies.
  • Lock supply and lead times against the build plan, with capacity commitments that survive demand spikes.
  • Qualify suppliers technically with engineering: first articles, PPAP-style approvals, and audits.
  • Negotiate multi-year agreements that hold price and priority as volumes grow 10x.
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 sourced mechanical or fabricated categories for a manufacturer and owned the supplier relationships.
  • You read drawings and specs well enough to challenge a quote line by line.
  • You've qualified new suppliers under time pressure without skipping the steps that matter.
  • You've secured capacity in constrained markets.
  • You manage suppliers on data: on-time delivery, PPM, and lead-time performance.
  • Bonus: Steel and fabrication markets. Cooling and thermal components. Should-cost modeling. Supplier development.


We are committed to pay equity and transparency.

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