Director, Electrical Category Management

Role Description

This role can be remote or based in any of our US locations: Denver, CO; Phoenix, AZ; Santa Clara, CA; or Ashburn, VA.

This role leads the global electrical category strategy, supplier portfolio, and governance model for mission-critical power distribution infrastructure supporting data center and large-scale technical builds. This includes high voltage to medium- and low-voltage equipment such as switchgear, transformers, UPS systems, busway, PDUs, and associated controls and monitoring systems. The role sets the enterprise sourcing direction, drives executive alignment across Engineering, Construction, Operations, and Finance, and is accountable for long-term capacity planning, supply resilience, and lifecycle value across global regions.

The Director partners deeply with internal stakeholders including Electrical Engineering, Energy and Utility interface teams, Product, Construction, Commissioning, Reliability, and Operations, as well as external OEMs and suppliers, to ensure sourcing strategies align with technical standards, regional deployment models, and accelerating capacity requirements. This role also drives standardization, supplier performance governance, and total cost of ownership improvements while proactively managing risks such as supply constraints, obsolescence, and geopolitical exposure to support scalable and reliable infrastructure delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Supply Chain, Construction Management, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in category management, strategic sourcing, engineering procurement, or supplier leadership within electrical infrastructure, utilities, or large-scale capital projects.
• Deep technical knowledge of electrical distribution systems, including high-voltage and medium/low-voltage switchgear, transformers, UPS systems, busway, PDUs, and controls.
• Proven experience leading complex global supplier strategies, executive negotiations, and long-term contractual agreements for critical engineered equipment.
• Strong understanding of lifecycle cost drivers, including capital efficiency, reliability, maintenance strategies, and total cost of ownership optimization.
• Experience managing supplier performance through scorecards, KPIs, and executive-level governance frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and mitigate supply chain risks, including capacity constraints, sourcing concentration, and technology obsolescence.
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders across Engineering, Construction, Operations, and Finance.
• Experience driving standardization, modularization, and scalable infrastructure deployment across multiple regions.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience presenting category strategies, risks, and recommendations to leadership.

Requirements

• Travel required is expected to be up to 20% but may increase over time as the business evolves.

Benefits

• Salary Range: $190,000-200,000 Base + Bonus (this range is based on Colorado market data and may vary in other locations).
• This position is eligible for company benefits including but not limited to medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D, short and long-term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program that includes company match, and many other additional voluntary benefits.
• Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including your qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience and may fall outside of the range shown.