Category Manager, Electrical
Core
Own the electrical category (switchgear, transformers, UPS, generators, busway) for a massive data center build, managing capacity reservations, dual-sourcing, and factory slot tracking to ensure supply chain velocity.
Role type
Senior Category Manager (Electrical Equipment)
Builds
Gigawatt-scale compute infrastructure (data halls)
Domain
Data Center Construction / Electrical Power Systems
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Sourcing major electrical equipment, factory capacity reservation, dual-sourcing non-interchangeable equipment, tracking production milestones, commercial risk management, expedite equipment through factories
Preferred skills
MV/HV equipment, utility-scale generation, OFCI programs, factory witness testing
Technologies
Switchgear, transformers, UPS, generators, busway
Responsibilities
Negotiate capacity reservations with electrical OEMs years ahead, dual-source major equipment classes managing design implications, track factory slots and production milestones supplier by supplier, convert reservations to orders as the pipeline firms
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
