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Sr. Manager, Strategic Sourcing

Crusoe· Manufacturing (MFG)
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Arvada, CO - US$155k - $185kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior leadership role responsible for building and scaling Crusoe's strategic sourcing function across all categories, ensuring standardized processes, governance, and cross-category risk management in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

  • Hire, coach, and evaluate the Category Manager team, implementing structured development projects to elevate capability across commodity areas.
  • Maintain a consolidated, portfolio-wide risk register identifying top single-source exposures, lead-time bottlenecks, and supplier financial concerns across all categories.
  • Own and continuously improve core sourcing playbooks, including the RFI/RFQ/AVL qualification sequence, Kraljic category frameworks, and standardized supplier scorecards.
  • Establish deal sign-off thresholds, escalation paths, and redline standards, providing direct coaching to Category Managers on high-stakes, complex supplier contracts.
  • Prioritize team bandwidth across spend categories to ensure sourcing efforts align with critical business demands and schedule constraints.
  • Enforce clear boundaries between Strategic Sourcing and Material Planning so Category Managers focus on commercial strategy rather than tactical execution.
  • Synthesize category strategies, cost savings/avoidance metrics, and supply constraints into a single view for executive leadership and monthly S&OP reconciliations.

Qualifications

  • 8–12+ years of dedicated experience in strategic sourcing or category management, including direct people management within manufacturing, industrial hardware, or electrical equipment sectors.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Business, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
  • Proven track record designing, implementing, and scaling sourcing governance, process playbooks, and team development structures.
  • “Negotiation Coaching”: ability to review, redline, and coach on complex terms (e.g., liability caps, force majeure, delivery commitments).
  • Fluency in portfolio risk management, category segmentation models (e.g., Kraljic Matrix), and financial modeling to defend cost savings and cost avoidance.

Skills

Required:Category managementSourcing governanceNegotiation coaching

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
  • Volunteer time off
  • Global travel insurance & emergency assistance
  • Daily meals allowance
  • Additional location-specific perks
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Crusoe

The AI factory company | Renewable-powered AI infrastructure

Crusoe provides next-gen AI infrastructure and cloud compute using an energy-first approach. Deploy AI workloads at scale with reliable performance and 24/7 support.

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