Senior Director, Power Infrastructure Category Management

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Arizona, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Develop and sustain a global category strategy along with a multi-year sourcing roadmap for power infrastructure.

• Collaborate with engineering and project teams to convert demand into sourcing strategies and capacity projections.

• Organize and negotiate long-term agreements, capacity reservations, and framework contracts.

• Oversee supplier qualification, technical assessments, audits, and approval procedures.

• Establish commercial contracting strategies that encompass pricing models, escalation clauses, warranties, and performance guarantees.

• Manage supplier performance utilizing scorecards, quarterly business reviews (QBRs), and corrective action plans.

• Recognize and mitigate risks such as supply limitations, geopolitical vulnerabilities, and technological obsolescence.

• Assist in project execution by facilitating expediting, testing coordination, logistics planning, and field service mobilization.

• Propel cost optimization through standardization, lifecycle service models, and benchmarking practices.

• Ensure adherence to regulatory standards, technical specifications, and procurement policies.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or a related technical discipline.

• Over 7 years of experience in sourcing, category management, or procurement within power infrastructure or industrial projects.

• In-depth experience with high voltage/medium voltage (HV/MV) equipment and substation infrastructure.

• Proven experience in negotiating intricate global agreements and overseeing supplier capacity management.

• Familiarity with execution requirements such as quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC), factory acceptance testing/site acceptance testing (FAT/SAT), logistics, and installation support.

• Strong financial and commercial insight, including cost modeling and lifecycle cost analysis.

• Capability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders without direct authority.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance.

• Paid time off.

• Employee assistance program.

• Participation in a 401k plan with company matching.

• Numerous additional voluntary benefits.