Senior Strategic Sourcing Category Manager, Electrical

Crusoe•Arvada, CO

2d•$120,000 - $145,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Crusoe is looking for a Senior Strategic Sourcing Category Manager, Electrical to own the electrical spend category end-to-end at the strategic layer. This includes switchgear, PDC components, cable/wire, and specialized electrical hardware. The role involves leading market intelligence, supplier qualification, commercial negotiations, and proactive risk management across Crusoe’s key site locations. Technical credibility in areas like NEC/UL compliance, switchgear specifications, and electrical tolerances is crucial, alongside strong negotiation skills. This position is accountable for the strategic direction of the supply chain, establishing frameworks, agreements, and Approved Vendor Lists (AVLs), rather than processing daily purchase orders. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of industrial electrical equipment, excel at developing defensible category strategies, and proactively mitigate risks related to single-source suppliers and lead times that could impact build schedules. This is a Full-Time position supporting the Arvada, Brighton, Tulsa, and Ponchatoula sites.

Requirements

4–7+ years of dedicated experience in strategic sourcing or category management specifically focused on electrical components, switchgear, or industrial electrical equipment.
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
Working familiarity with NEC/UL compliance requirements and electrical component specifications sufficient 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.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on ERP experience with platforms like Acumatica or similar enterprise systems.
Experience in high-power compute, data center infrastructure, or energy/industrial equipment environments.
Proven track record of building dual-sourcing strategies for long-lead industrial hardware.

Responsibilities

Maintain deep intelligence across electrical categories, tracking supply base capabilities, pricing benchmarks, actual lead times, and capacity constraints with a heavy focus on long-lead items like switchgear.
Own the electrical Approved Vendor List (AVL), conducting rigorous vetting and maintaining a defensible, scored qualification rationale for every entry, including NEC/UL compliance verification.
Apply framework models (e.g., Kraljic Matrix) to classify electrical categories, balancing technical capability, quality, and lead-time reliability to build a 12–24 month category roadmap with dual-sourcing options.
Structure and negotiate MSAs, pricing, terms, and SLAs while redlining buyer-adverse clauses (e.g., delivery commitments, force majeure, liability caps) to protect schedule integrity.
Manage single-source exposures and lead-time risks on specialized electrical components, maintaining a live category risk register with clear mitigation paths.
Establish and maintain quarterly supplier scorecards evaluating on-time delivery, quality, responsiveness, and cost trends.
Create clean, robust commercial frameworks that allow operational teams (such as Material Planners and PO Specialists) to execute seamlessly against established terms.