Strategic Sourcing Manager – Power Equipment, Electronics

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

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Mission Critical Group

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1001 - 5000 employees

⚡ Energy

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Mission Critical Group (MCG) is a U. S. -based provider of integrated power infrastructure and services for mission-critical environments. MCG designs, manufactures, delivers, and services end-to-end electrical systems, configured low- and medium-voltage electrical equipment, factory-built modular power platforms (including modular data centers, microgrids, MCPU units, and generator enclosures), and full lifecycle support (engineering, integration, commissioning, monitoring, maintenance, aftermarket and connected services). The company emphasizes rapid deployment and “time-to-power” for demanding customers in data centers, utilities, oil & gas, healthcare, industrial manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and semiconductor industries, and operates a large U. S. manufacturing footprint (1. 7M+ sq ft), 1,800+ employees, and multiple manufacturing, distribution, and service locations.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute enterprise category strategies for critical electrical and electronic components supporting MCG product platforms • Translate enterprise demand into sourcing, capacity, channel, alternate-source, and supply-continuity strategies • Own more than $100 million in direct material spend as MCG’s commercial leader and subject-matter expert for assigned categories • Maintain consolidated demand and market views covering forecasts, lead times, product lifecycles, technology changes, supplier capacity, pricing, and geopolitical risk • Develop category roadmaps defining preferred suppliers, qualified alternatives, sourcing gaps, lifecycle risks, milestones, approvals, and executive reporting • Lead enterprise sourcing events, supplier evaluations, negotiations, contracting strategies, and supplier-selection recommendations • Negotiate master supply and long-term agreements, pricing programs, capacity commitments, inventory programs, warranties, rebates, and commercial terms • Aggregate spend and demand across MCG operating companies and centers of excellence to deliver purchase-price improvement, cost avoidance, productivity, and total-cost-of-ownership reductions • Develop supplier cost breakdowns, should-cost models, competitive benchmarks, and total-landed-cost analyses • Partner with Engineering, Operations, Estimating, and Finance on design-to-cost, value engineering, specification optimization, component standardization, and savings validation • Convert sales pipeline, backlog, bills of material, manifests, project timing, and long-lead requirements into demand forecasts, capacity plans, sourcing allocations, and priorities • Secure and govern forward capacity commitments, allocation entitlement, forecast coverage, supplier commitments, escalation triggers, and recovery milestones • Develop dual-source, multi-source, contingency, strategic-inventory, pre-buy, supplier-stocking, distributor-stocking, and long-lead buffer strategies • Partner with Engineering to establish preferred components and qualified alternatives while preserving technical and qualification approval ownership • Lead commercial aspects of cross-reference and alternate-product strategies • Integrate sourcing into proposals, product configuration, design release, new-product introduction, and engineering changes • Serve as enterprise commercial relationship owner for strategic OEMs, distributors, and channel partners • Lead QBRs, plant visits, capacity reviews, scorecards, corrective actions, audits, investment discussions, recovery plans, and escalation governance • Partner with Supplier Quality, Engineering, Operations, and center-of-excellence teams to close capability gaps, qualify suppliers, improve incoming quality, and recover supplier performance • Develop enterprise, regional, and center-of-excellence channel strategies covering OEM-direct, national-distributor, regional-distributor, and project-specific sources • Align pricing, authorized-channel requirements, stocking, releases, VMI, consignment, and program-specific inventory with validated backlog and pipeline • Establish governance for cancellations, rescheduling, inventory liability, excess and obsolete materials, last-time buys, obsolescence, and working-capital exposure • Provide indirect leadership to sourcing and purchasing professionals while centers of excellence retain transactional purchasing responsibility • Lead MCG-sponsored initiatives through validated center-of-excellence execution • Provide category input for major proposals, customer commitments, contract reviews, SIOP, and clear-to-build readiness • Integrate category actions with Engineering, Sales, Operations, Quality, Planning, Project Management, Finance, Logistics, and executive stakeholders • Provide concise reporting on negotiations, supplier performance, capacity, cost exposure, risks, and strategic initiatives

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or related field • 10+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, supplier management, commodity management, or supply chain leadership within manufacturing or engineered-product environments • Demonstrated success developing and executing enterprise sourcing and category management strategies across multiple sites, business units, or product lines • Proven experience negotiating complex commercial agreements, long-term supply contracts, supplier partnerships, and risk-sharing arrangements • Experience leading supplier performance improvement initiatives related to quality, delivery, capacity, responsiveness, and cost • Demonstrated success delivering material productivity, cost reduction, value engineering, and supplier rationalization initiatives • Strong understanding of supplier quality systems, supplier development methodologies, contract governance, and supply risk management • Experience building executive-level supplier relationships and conducting supplier business reviews • Experience working effectively in multi-site, matrixed, and growth-oriented organizations • Advanced negotiation, supplier relationship management, and commercial leadership capabilities • Strong financial acumen, including cost modeling, total cost of ownership analysis, savings validation, and margin impact assessment • Ability to develop and execute enterprise sourcing and supplier management strategies aligned with business objectives and growth plans • Advanced analytical and data-driven decision-making skills • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis • Demonstrated ability to effectively leverage AI and modern digital productivity tools, including generative AI • Experience using spend analytics, ERP, business intelligence, and sourcing tools • Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and drive alignment without direct organizational authority • Demonstrated ability to lead supplier performance improvement initiatives and manage complex supplier relationships • Advanced presentation development and data-storytelling skills • High level of accountability, business judgment, and follow-through • Ability to operate effectively in dynamic, fast-paced, and growth-oriented environments • Ability to move around the manufacturing plant, including walking, standing, and climbing stairs • Ability to lift and carry items up to twenty-five (25) pounds • Must be able to see and hear well enough to navigate the plant safely and communicate effectively • Successful completion of pre-employment requirements, including a background check and pre-employment drug screening

🏖️ Benefits

• Salary basis under FLSA; project requirements and tight client deadlines may require workweeks over forty hours, including weekends or holidays • Equal Opportunity Employer • Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the ADA

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