Senior Category Manager, Electrical

Role description

Role Overview

The Category Manager, Electrical owns the electrical spend category—including switchgear, PDC components, cable/wire, and specialized electrical hardware—end-to-end at the strategic layer. This role is accountable for the why behind our supply chain strategy—setting up the frameworks, agreements, and Approved Vendor Lists (AVL) rather than processing daily purchase orders.

What You Will Do

Maintain deep intelligence across electrical categories, track supply base capabilities, pricing benchmarks, actual lead times, and capacity constraints. Own the electrical Approved Vendor List (AVL), conduct rigorous vetting, and maintain a defensible, scored qualification rationale for every entry. Apply framework models to classify electrical categories and build a 12–24 month category roadmap with dual-sourcing options.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate brings a deep understanding of industrial electrical equipment, excels at drafting defensible category strategies, and proactively mitigates single-source and lead-time risks before they impact build schedules.

Requirements

• 4–7+ years of dedicated experience in strategic sourcing or category management specifically focused on electrical components, switchgear, or industrial electrical equipment
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• Working familiarity with NEC/UL compliance requirements and electrical component specifications sufficient to evaluate supplier technical claims
• Demonstrated hands-on experience reading, structuring, and redlining complex commercial terms and contracts
• Proficiency with supplier qualification frameworks, RFI/RFQ processes, scorecarding, and category segmentation methodologies

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