Fluidstack
Materials Manager, Compute & Storage
$155K–$220K
Austin, TX · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Jul 17, 2026
About the job
Own sourcing and supplier management for compute and storage hardware, from supplier strategy through delivery.
What you'll do
- Negotiate pricing, lead times, and capacity reservations with OEMs and ODMs.
- Dual-source critical node configurations to reduce supply disruption risk.
- Track supplier performance, including on-time delivery, DOA rates, and lead-time drift.
What they ask for
- Sourced servers, GPUs, or storage at volume from OEMs or ODMs.
- Secured supplier allocation during constrained cycles.
- Can assess cost breakdowns and distinguish legitimate costs from padding.
- Managed supplier performance using scorecards that influenced behavior.
Nice to have
- GPU and accelerator sourcing; ODM direct engagement.
- Total-cost-of-ownership modeling; import and trade compliance.
Pay
$155K – $220K (base salary)
Tools
GPU servers, storage systems, node-level components
AI focus
The role supports AI compute infrastructure; the supply chain team uses AI to forecast lead times, demand, and disruption.
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