Sr. Category Manager, Strategic Sourcing (Electrical)

Crusoe
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 120,000 - 145,000 annuallyFunction: Procurement & SourcingExperience: 4+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Problem-solving","Opportunity-finding","Sense of urgency","Cross-functional collaboration","Negotiation"]

Own Crusoe’s electrical spend category end-to-end, driving market intelligence, supplier qualification, and commercial negotiations for strategic electrical components. Build and maintain the electrical AVL with NEC/UL compliance verification, develop 12–24 month category roadmaps using sourcing frameworks, and mitigate single-source and lead-time risks to protect build schedules. Partner cross-functionally to set defensible commercial terms that enable operational teams across multiple site locations.

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Sr. Category Manager, Strategic Sourcing (Electrical)

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Job Summary

Own Crusoe’s electrical spend category end-to-end, driving market intelligence, supplier qualification, and commercial negotiations for strategic electrical components. Build and maintain the electrical AVL with NEC/UL compliance verification, develop 12–24 month category roadmaps using sourcing frameworks, and mitigate single-source and lead-time risks to protect build schedules. Partner cross-functionally to set defensible commercial terms that enable operational teams across multiple site locations.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Procurement & Sourcing

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own the electrical spend category end-to-end, including switchgear, PDC components, cable/wire, and specialized electrical hardware.
  • •Maintain market and spend intelligence on supply capabilities, pricing benchmarks, actual lead times, and capacity constraints, especially long-lead items like switchgear.
  • •Manage the electrical Approved Vendor List (AVL), including rigorous vetting and NEC/UL compliance verification.
  • •Structure and negotiate MSAs, pricing, terms, and SLAs; redline buyer-adverse clauses to protect schedule integrity.
  • •Track supplier performance via quarterly scorecards and maintain a live category risk register to mitigate single-source and lead-time risks.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 120,000 - 145,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPaid LeavePaid HolidaysLife InsuranceDisabilityPaid ParentalHsaMeal AllowanceCell Phone

Key Requirements

  • •4–7+ years of experience in strategic sourcing or category management focused on electrical components, switchgear, or industrial electrical equipment.
  • •Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
  • •Working familiarity with NEC/UL compliance requirements and electrical component specifications to evaluate supplier technical claims.
  • •Demonstrated hands-on experience reading, structuring, and redlining complex commercial terms and contracts.
  • •Proficiency with supplier qualification frameworks, RFI/RFQ processes, scorecarding, and category segmentation methodologies.
Experience:4+ yearsIndustrial electrical equipmentData center infrastructureEnergyManufacturing
Education:Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering
Skills:Problem-solvingOpportunity-findingSense of urgencyCross-functional collaborationNegotiation
Tech Stack:Acumatica

Company Brief

Crusoe
Builds vertically integrated, energy-first AI infrastructure and purpose-built AI data centers (Crusoe Cloud), leveraging clean/stranded energy to power large-scale GPU compute for AI training and inference.
Industry: Data Centers
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Decacorn (USD 10B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Denver, United States
Founded: 2018
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