About the job
Join Fluidstack as a Material Manager
At Fluidstack, we are pioneering the infrastructure for advanced intelligence. Collaborating with leading AI labs, government entities, and renowned enterprises such as Mistral, Poolside, Black Forest Labs, and Meta, we aim to deliver computing power at unprecedented speeds.
Our mission to realize Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) drives our team’s passion and commitment to developing top-tier infrastructure. We take pride in treating our clients' success as our own, ensuring excellence in the systems we create and the trust we build. If you share our purpose and are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of intelligence, we invite you to join our innovative team.
Your Role
As a Material Manager, you will be instrumental in ensuring the seamless operation of Fluidstack's datacenter and infrastructure supply chain. This pivotal role involves managing the procurement of equipment, overseeing vendor interactions, tracking lead times, and coordinating logistics for timely deliveries.
The successful candidate will blend operational excellence with a technical mindset. You should possess a good understanding of industry components such as transformers and chillers, appreciate the significance of lead times for InfiniBand switches, and be adept at developing tools to ensure timely equipment arrivals. A passion for automation and a desire to optimize manual processes are essential.
Your Responsibilities
Oversee the entire lifecycle of hardware purchase orders related to datacenter mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems, as well as compute, storage, and networking equipment, from issuance to delivery and inventory receipt.
Act as the primary liaison for hardware vendors and logistics partners, maintaining effective communication regarding lead times, shipping statuses, and issue resolution.
Develop and maintain dashboards and tracking tools to provide infrastructure and finance teams with real-time insights into orders, transit statuses, and potential risks.
Automate repetitive data collection processes to enhance efficiency and accuracy, including vendor capacity assessments and lead time updates.
Coordinate inbound logistics with freight forwarders, customs agents, and data center teams to ensure timely deliveries and accurate documentation while integrating with our Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Transportation Management System (TMS).
Proactively identify procurement risks such as supply constraints and shipping delays, providing context and options for resolution to stakeholders.

