Strategic Sourcing Manager – Raw Materials, Fabrications

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

🛒 Procurement

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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 structural steel, copper, fabricated metals, weldments, machining, coatings, and related services • Monitor commodity indexes, market conditions, tariffs, freight, and capacity constraints; provide forecasts and executive updates • Establish commodity pricing methodologies, baselines, adjustment mechanisms, and commercial controls • Lead enterprise sourcing events, supplier selection, negotiations, and contract strategies • Negotiate indexed and long-term agreements, volume commitments, inventory programs, and capacity reservations • Aggregate spend and demand across operating companies and centers of excellence to drive enterprise savings • Develop should-cost and total cost of ownership models • Partner with Engineering, Operations, Estimating, and Finance on design-to-cost, value engineering, material utilization, pricing, and savings validation • Develop and qualify a regional supplier network supporting the nationwide manufacturing footprint • Establish dual-source, multi-source, and contingency strategies for critical materials and processes • Secure forward capacity and lead supplier recovery actions • Partner with Engineering and suppliers to standardize materials, specifications, and finishes • Lead design-for-manufacturability and make-versus-buy analyses • Support qualification and implementation of alternate materials, processes, suppliers, and finishes • Serve as enterprise relationship owner for strategic suppliers and lead business reviews • Establish supplier scorecards, corrective actions, and performance-recovery priorities • Drive supplier development focused on delivery, quality, capacity, responsiveness, and cost competitiveness • Develop total-landed-cost sourcing strategies and optimize transportation, packaging, routing, and delivery frequency • Partner with Logistics and Operations to improve material flow and establish contingencies for critical and oversized shipments • Provide indirect leadership to COE sourcing and purchasing professionals • Lead MCG-sponsored savings projects and integrate category strategies with materials leadership, SIOP, Engineering, Operations, Finance, and executive stakeholders • Support capacity, clear-to-build readiness, customer commitments, and major proposals • Conduct periodic visits to MCG manufacturing locations and supplier facilities

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or related field • Advanced degree preferred • 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 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 without direct organizational authority • Advanced presentation development and data-storytelling skills • 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 a background check and pre-employment drug screening

🏖️ Benefits

• FLSA-exempt salaried position • Equal Opportunity Employer • Reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

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