Logistics Material Manager

Job description

**This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Logistics Material Manager based in the United States.** We are seeking a results-driven Logistics Material Manager to oversee material procurement, inventory replenishment, and vendor management across a rapidly expanding network of data center facilities. In this role, you will ensure that critical equipment and operational supplies are available when needed to support large-scale infrastructure projects and ongoing data center operations. You will develop scalable purchasing strategies, optimize inventory levels, and build efficient logistics processes that keep pace with ambitious construction and deployment schedules. Working closely with operations, warehousing, engineering, and finance teams, you will transform consumption data and project timelines into accurate forecasts and purchasing plans. You will also negotiate supplier agreements, strengthen vendor performance, and establish standardized procurement practices across multiple locations. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact in a fast-paced, high-growth environment supporting the infrastructure powering next-generation artificial intelligence. ### Accountabilities - **Manage inventory and replenishment:** Establish and maintain minimum and maximum stock levels, automated replenishment processes, and inventory controls for operational consumables across multiple data center sites, minimizing stockouts, excess inventory, and operational disruptions. - **Coordinate procurement for new facilities:** Source and purchase equipment, materials, and consumables required for new site launches, ensuring all essential supplies are available ahead of commissioning and operational go-live dates. - **Develop vendor strategies:** Identify, evaluate, and manage national and local suppliers based on pricing, availability, lead times, service quality, and continuity of supply, adapting sourcing strategies to the needs of individual locations. - **Negotiate supplier agreements:** Secure competitive pricing, volume discounts, favorable payment terms, reliable delivery schedules, and service-level commitments while maintaining strong, productive vendor relationships. - **Forecast demand and purchasing needs:** Collaborate with data center operations, inventory control, warehousing, engineering, and finance teams to translate consumption patterns, construction schedules, and operational requirements into accurate forecasts and purchasing plans. - **Standardize procurement processes:** Build and implement a scalable purchasing playbook that includes approved supplier catalogs, preferred vendors, ordering thresholds, procurement policies, and repeatable workflows for new and existing facilities. - **Optimize costs and efficiency:** Analyze purchasing activity, inventory performance, and supplier costs to identify opportunities for savings, spend consolidation, reduced waste, and faster procurement cycles. - **Monitor supplier performance:** Track vendor reliability, order fulfillment, delivery accuracy, lead times, and service levels, addressing performance issues and implementing corrective actions when necessary. - **Maintain accurate procurement records:** Ensure purchasing transactions, supplier agreements, inventory data, and vendor performance records are accurate, current, and auditable. - **Drive data-informed decisions:** Use historical consumption, demand forecasts, lead-time variability, stock availability, and supplier performance metrics to guide purchasing decisions and continuously improve inventory management. - **Scale logistics operations:** Develop efficient, resource-conscious processes that support a growing portfolio of data centers, accommodate shifting deployment schedules, and ensure materials arrive on time and in full. - **Collaborate across functions:** Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, respond effectively to changing operational priorities, and ensure procurement activities remain aligned with business needs and infrastructure delivery targets. ## Requirements - **Relevant professional experience:** Demonstrated experience managing procurement, materials, inventory, or logistics operations across multiple sites or within a high-volume operational environment. - **Inventory management expertise:** Proven ability to establish and manage minimum and maximum inventory levels, automated replenishment systems, and stock control processes while reducing stockouts and excess inventory. - **Supplier negotiation skills:** Experience negotiating pricing structures, payment terms, lead times, delivery commitments, and service-level agreements, with measurable results in cost savings or supplier performance improvements. - **Vendor management:** Ability to determine when to consolidate purchasing with national suppliers and when local sourcing offers better availability, cost efficiency, or supply continuity. - **New-site procurement experience:** Demonstrated success purchasing materials and equipment for new facilities, site openings, or infrastructure deployments with demanding and changing timelines. - **Demand planning and forecasting:** Strong analytical skills and experience using consumption history, operational forecasts, inventory data, and supplier lead times to inform purchasing decisions. - **Cross-functional collaboration:** Experience working effectively with operations, warehousing, finance, engineering, and inventory control teams to coordinate requirements and resolve supply challenges. - **Procurement process development:** Ability to create standardized purchasing workflows, supplier catalogs, ordering policies, and scalable procurement practices that can be adopted across multiple locations. - **Data accuracy and accountability:** Strong attention to detail in maintaining purchasing records, inventory information, vendor agreements, and auditable documentation. - **Cost optimization mindset:** Ability to identify purchasing efficiencies, reduce unnecessary spending, improve inventory utilization, and balance cost savings against operational reliability. - **Technology proficiency:** Familiarity with procurement and enterprise resource planning platforms such as Zip and NetSuite, along with spend analytics and category management tools, is advantageous. - **Preferred industry experience:** Exposure to data center operations, critical facilities, or other infrastructure-intensive environments is a plus. - **Preferred replenishment expertise:** Experience implementing automated replenishment systems, vendor-managed inventory programs, or other advanced inventory optimization strategies is beneficial. - **Adaptability and ownership:** Comfortable working independently in a fast-moving environment, taking initiative, managing competing priorities, and owning projects from planning through execution. - **Communication and relationship management:** Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to negotiate effectively, coordinate stakeholders, and respond quickly to evolving business requirements. - **Continuous improvement:** A practical, analytical approach to problem-solving, with a willingness to challenge existing processes and develop faster, more efficient ways of working. ## Benefits - **Competitive base salary:** Estimated annual base salary of **$140,000–$180,000**, depending on experience, qualifications, and other relevant factors. - **Equity participation:** Equity offered as part of the compensation package, with total compensation potentially including restricted stock units (RSUs). - **Performance-oriented compensation:** A competitive total rewards package designed to align compensation with contribution and long-term company performance. - **Remote work flexibility:** Fully remote position based in the United States. - **Health coverage:** Medical, dental, and vision insurance. - **Retirement benefits:** Retirement or pension plan in line with applicable local norms. - **Paid time off:** Generous PTO policy aligned with local norms. - **Pay transparency:** Commitment to transparent compensation ranges and equitable pay practices. - **High-impact responsibilities:** Opportunity to shape procurement and logistics operations supporting large-scale AI infrastructure development. - **Professional growth:** Exposure to complex supply chains, multi-site operations, vendor strategy, and rapidly scaling infrastructure projects.