Strategic Sourcing Leader: Build & Govern Teams

Crusoe; Arvada (CO); On-site; USD 155,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and equity

401(k) Retirement plan

Health, dental & vision insurance

Paid time off & holidays

HSA contributions

Parental leave

Professional development

Meal allowances

Travel insurance

Mobility benefits

Job summary

Crusoe is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead our unified procurement function across multiple spend categories. You will build and coach the Category Manager team, standardize sourcing playbooks, and govern complex supplier negotiations in an industrial manufacturing environment.

You will drive cross-category risk management, enforce boundaries with Material Planning, and deliver executive-ready reporting on savings, risk, and supply constraints for strategic decision-makers.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years in strategic sourcing or category management with direct people management in manufacturing sectors.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Business or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Proven track record designing and scaling sourcing governance and team development structures.
• Demonstrated expertise in contract negotiation with ability to review, redline, and coach on complex terms.
• Fluency in portfolio risk management, category segmentation models (e.g., Kraljic Matrix), and financial modeling.

Responsibilities

• Hire, coach, and evaluate the Category Manager team to elevate capability across commodity areas.
• Maintain a consolidated, portfolio-wide risk register identifying top single-source exposures and bottlenecks across categories.
• Own and improve core sourcing playbooks, including RFI/RFQ/AVL sequences, Kraljic frameworks, and supplier scorecards.
• Establish deal sign-off thresholds, escalation paths, and coaching on high-stakes contracts for Category Managers.
• Prioritize team bandwidth to align sourcing efforts with critical business demands and schedules.
• Enforce clean boundaries between Strategic Sourcing and Material Planning so Category Managers stay focused on commercial strategy.
• Synthesize category strategies, savings metrics, and supply constraints into a single executive view for leadership and S&OP.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

People leadership

Contract negotiation

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Acumatica ERP

Job description

Crusoe is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead our unified procurement function across multiple spend categories. You will build and coach the Category Manager team, standardize sourcing playbooks, and govern complex supplier negotiations in an industrial manufacturing environment.

You will drive cross-category risk management, enforce boundaries with Material Planning, and deliver executive-ready reporting on savings, risk, and supply constraints for strategic decision-makers.