Strategic Sourcing Manager - Data Centers

Gates Corporation • Denver, CO

3d • $120,000 - $140,000

About The Position

The Strategic Sourcing Manager is responsible for sourcing products and components that support Data Center growth opportunities. Working closely with the Data Centers GPLM and Commercial teams, the role provides responsive sourcing support for customer opportunities while leveraging Gates' global supplier network and sourcing organization to identify competitive, reliable supply solutions worldwide. The position leads global sourcing for outsourced products and components, with priority categories including assembly and outsourced coupling components, metal welded hose, flow meters, pressure gauges, valves, and related components. It leads cross-functional sourcing projects of moderate complexity and provides subject matter guidance without direct people-management responsibility.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related field.
• Typically 8–10 years of progressive strategic sourcing, procurement, or commodity-management experience.
• Strong supplier negotiation, cost analysis, commercial judgment, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and influence cross-functional and global stakeholders without direct authority.
• Ability to work standard business hours aligned with the primary Data Centers GPLM and Commercial teams, with flexibility to engage global suppliers and teams across regions.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as business needs require.

Nice To Haves

• Experience sourcing engineered or industrial products globally.
• Experience with hose, couplings, fabricated metal products, valves, or instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Data Centers GPLM and Commercial teams to support customer opportunities, quotations, and commercialization needs with timely sourcing solutions.
• Develop and execute global sourcing strategies for outsourced products and components, balancing cost, quality, lead time, capacity, risk, and customer requirements.
• Lead sourcing for priority categories including assembly and outsourced coupling components, metal welded hose, flow meters, pressure gauges, valves, and related components.
• Use Gates' global suppliers, regional sourcing teams, and external markets to identify and qualify supply options across regions.
• Manage supplier identification, RFQ/RFP activity, bid analysis, supplier selection, and negotiation of pricing, lead times, capacity, and commercial terms.
• Partner with Engineering, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Commercial teams to evaluate supplier capability, technical fit, total cost, and qualification requirements.
• Identify and mitigate supplier, capacity, logistics, and continuity risks for critical sourced products.
• Resolve complex supplier issues related to cost, quality, delivery, or capacity and communicate sourcing recommendations and tradeoffs to stakeholders.
• Track sourcing performance, savings, and supplier results, identifying opportunities to improve cost, speed, and supply reliability.
• Lead cross-functional sourcing projects with moderate complexity and resource requirements, providing subject matter guidance without direct people-management responsibility.
• Establish and monitor sourcing KPIs, including savings, cost avoidance, supplier lead time, quality, on-time delivery, capacity readiness, and sourcing-cycle time; identify continuous-improvement opportunities.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus other voluntary benefit options; benefits begin on the first day of the month immediately following the date of hire.
• Three weeks of paid vacation, accrued, plus 11 holidays (9 scheduled and 2 floating) and 8 sick days.
• 401(k) with a 3% company contribution and an additional 3% company match.
• Tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager