Electrical Sourcing Manager — Engineering-Driven, Hybrid

Fervo Energy Co.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Fervo Energy Co. in Houston is seeking a Sourcing Manager, Electrical to own category strategy and execution for transformers, breakers, switchgear, motors, drives, and related electrical systems.

This embedded role partners with Engineering to shape specs, identify alternatives, and negotiate agreements that balance cost and schedule risk. The role emphasizes early collaboration with engineering, supplier diversification, and post-award supplier performance management, with a hybrid

Qualifications

• 2+ years in sourcing, procurement, or category management (electrical equipment).
• 5+ years in the workforce with experience designing, procuring, or maintaining electrical equipment.
• Experience negotiating equipment or services contracts with meaningful commercial value.
• Comfortable reading and engaging with electrical engineering specifications.
• Track record of building supplier options where a category relied on a single vendor.

Responsibilities

• Build and own a documented sourcing strategy for electrical equipment categories, including transformers, breakers, switchgear, motors, drives, etc.
• Identify and qualify alternate suppliers to reduce single-source dependency and strengthen negotiating leverage
• Track tariff exposure and enforce domestic content requirements, and incorporate strategic principles into sourcing decisions
• Engage Engineering early on electrical equipment specifications; help identify where specs drive unnecessary cost
• Bring supplier and market insight into design reviews before requirements are finalized
• Lead commercial negotiations for electrical equipment purchases and services, from RFQ through contract execution
• Structure contracts and delivery terms that protect schedule and give Fervo visibility into supplier performance
• Manage supplier relationships and performance across the electrical equipment category post-award

Skills

Sourcing experience

Electrical equipment knowledge

Contract negotiations

Supplier relationships

Reading specifications

Education

Electrical engineering degree

Job description

Fervo Energy Co. in Houston is seeking a Sourcing Manager, Electrical to own category strategy and execution for transformers, breakers, switchgear, motors, drives, and related electrical systems.

This embedded role partners with Engineering to shape specs, identify alternatives, and negotiate agreements that balance cost and schedule risk. The role emphasizes early collaboration with engineering, supplier diversification, and post-award supplier performance management, with a hybrid