Senior Category Manager, Metals & Raw Materials
Core
Strategic sourcing and category management for raw metals, structural steel, and electrical balance-of-plant components to support AI data center infrastructure manufacturing.
Role type
Senior Category Manager (Strategic Sourcing)
Builds
Structural enclosures, frames, and electrical sub-assemblies for AI compute facilities
Domain
AI Infrastructure / Data Center Construction / Heavy Industrial Manufacturing
Required skills
Strategic sourcing, commodity market analysis, contract negotiation, vendor auditing, make/bay strategy, risk mitigation, total cost of ownership modeling
Preferred skills
ERP/MRP systems, data center domain knowledge, tolling arrangements, metal fabrication shop auditing
Technologies
SAP, NetSuite, Acumatica, LME, CRU, Fastmarkets
Responsibilities
Track global metal indices and implement should-cost models; Own Approved Vendor List (AVL) and conduct shop-floor capability audits; Develop 12–24 month category roadmap linking structural components to electrical equipment; Formulate make/buy/toll strategies for raw materials; Negotiate Master Supply Agreements and redline complex commercial terms; Maintain Category Risk Register and execute dual-sourcing roadmaps; Partner with engineering to evaluate material substitutions for cost reduction.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
