Sourcing Manager, Mechanical

The role

The Sourcing Manager, Mechanical will own the data center mechanical category including CDUs, chillers, pumps, dry coolers, and piping packages. You will negotiate supply agreements with mechanical OEMs and coordinate with manufacturing and design to manage equipment specifications and lead times.

What you will do

• Own the data center mechanical category including CDUs, chillers, pumps, dry coolers, and piping packages for liquid-cooled builds.
• Negotiate supply agreements with mechanical OEMs covering price, lead time, and factory capacity across a multi-year pipeline.
• Dual-source CDU and chiller platforms and drive the qualification work.
• Coordinate with manufacturing and design so equipment specs freeze early enough to buy at market lead times.
• Manage factory schedules and witness points to ensure delivery dates are held.

Required qualifications

• Sourced major mechanical equipment (chillers, CDUs, AHUs, pumps) for data center or industrial programs.
• Negotiated with mechanical OEMs on multi-year committed volumes.
• Knowledge of liquid cooling equipment to challenge specs or prices.
• Managed factory schedules and witness points.
• Work in non-climate-controlled environments, including active construction areas, data halls, electrical and mechanical rooms, and outdoor spaces.
• Lift, carry, push and pull up to 40 pounds on your own.
• Sit, stand, walk, kneel, bend and crouch for long periods, including full shifts on your feet.
• Wear required personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Climb stairs and ladders, and move around equipment, cable trays and uneven surfaces.

Nice to have

• Direct-to-chip liquid cooling
• Modular skid packages
• Factory acceptance testing
• Refrigerant and coolant markets

About the company

Fluidstack aims to deliver 10 to 100s of GWs of compute faster than anyone else by acquiring power, designing and building data centers, and operating them. They focus on building civilization-scale infrastructure for AI.