# Sourcing Manager, Energy Infrastructure

**Company:** [Fluidstack](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/fluidstack)
**Location:** Austin, TX, San Francisco, CA, New York, NY
**Role:** Business Operations
**Salary:** $220k – $290k/yr
**Skills:** Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Contract Negotiation, Should-Cost Modeling, Bess, Solar Pv, Power Electronics, Global Sourcing, Supplier Management, Incoterms, Cross-Border Logistics, Import Compliance, ERP Systems, SAP, Oracle
**Posted:** 2026-06-19

> Own global sourcing strategy and negotiate long-term supply agreements for batteries, solar PV, and inverters to support 10GW+ compute infrastructure buildout. Requires proven experience closing large-scale energy hardware deals and building should-cost models.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own the global sourcing strategy for batteries, solar PV panels, and inverters: from supplier identification and qualification through contract execution and delivery against construction timelines.
- Negotiate long-term supply agreements with tier-1 manufacturers across batteries, solar, and power electronics, covering volume pricing, payment terms, warranty provisions, and delivery SLAs.
- Build and maintain should-cost models for all three product categories, tracking lithium, silicon, and copper commodity pricing and adjusting sourcing strategy ahead of market moves.
- Run supplier business reviews and hold partners accountable to quality standards, financial health thresholds, and geopolitical risk criteria, with dual-source coverage across critical categories.
- Partner with Engineering, Project Management, Finance, Legal, and the sustainability team to keep procurement timelines locked to construction schedules and ESG supplier criteria applied consistently.
- Coordinate with logistics and customs teams to manage cross-border shipments, lead time buffers, and import compliance across suppliers in China, South Korea, and Southeast Asia.

## Requirements
- Personally negotiated and closed large-scale supply agreements with tier-1 energy hardware manufacturers, covering batteries, solar PV, or inverters.
- Understand BESS, solar PV systems, and power electronics well enough to challenge a supplier's spec, catch a cost model that doesn't add up, and hold your own in a technical negotiation.
- Managed global supply chains with suppliers across China, South Korea, or Southeast Asia, including Incoterms selection, cross-border logistics, and import compliance.
- Built should-cost models from scratch and used them to drive supplier negotiations.
- Catch supply risk before it lands on the schedule: financial health flags, capacity constraints, geopolitical exposure, and single-source dependencies.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Data center, utility-scale, or large-scale industrial infrastructure sourcing.
- IEC and UL certification requirements for energy storage and solar equipment.
- ERP fluency (SAP, Oracle, or equivalent).
- CIPS, CSCP, or equivalent procurement certification.
- Engineering, Supply Chain, or Business degree.

## Compensation & 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.
- Base salary range: $220,000 - $290,000 per year. Total compensation may also include equity in the form of stock options.

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