Sr. Manager, Strategic Sourcing

The role

The Strategic Sourcing Manager owns the strategic sourcing function and builds the team. You will set contract governance, establish process standards, and manage consolidated cross-category risk.

What you will do

• Hire, coach, and evaluate the Category Manager team
• Maintain a consolidated, portfolio-wide risk register
• Own and continuously improve core sourcing playbooks
• Establish deal sign-off thresholds, escalation paths, and redline standards
• Prioritize team bandwidth across spend categories
• Enforce operational boundaries between Strategic Sourcing and Material Planning
• Synthesize category strategies and metrics for executive leadership and S&OP reconciliations

Required qualifications

• 8–12+ years of dedicated experience in strategic sourcing or category management
• Direct people management of a sourcing or procurement team within manufacturing, industrial hardware, or electrical equipment sectors
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• Proven track record of designing, implementing, and scaling sourcing governance, process playbooks, and team development structures
• Demonstrated expertise in contract negotiation and coaching team members on complex commercial terms
• Fluency in portfolio risk management, category segmentation models, and financial modeling

Nice to have

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) or relevant advanced degree
• Prior experience scaling sourcing teams within high-tech infrastructure, power systems, data centers, or modular manufacturing environments
• Hands-on ERP experience with Acumatica or similar enterprise systems
• Professional certifications such as CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Management)

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and equity packages
• Restricted Stock Units
• Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs
• Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
• Employer contributions to HSA account
• Paid parental leave
• Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• Professional development & tuition reimbursement
• Mental health & wellness support
• Commuter benefits (parking & transit)
• Cell phone stipend
• 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary

About the company

Crusoe is a vertically integrated AI infrastructure company that owns and operates each layer of the stack to power AI workloads. The company uses an energy-first approach to solve power bottlenecks for AI compute.