Category Manager, Electrical
Own the electrical equipment category (switchgear, transformers, UPS, generators, busway) for massive AI compute buildout. Negotiate multi-year capacity reservations with OEMs, dual-source non-interchangeable equipment, track factory production, and expedite as needed for data center construction.
About the job
Role Scope
Own the electrical category: switchgear, transformers, UPS, generators, and busway, the longest lead times in the build.
- Negotiate capacity reservations with electrical OEMs years ahead, converting reservations to orders as the pipeline firms.
- Dual-source major equipment classes across OEMs whose products are not interchangeable, managing the design implications with engineering.
- Track factory slots and production milestones supplier by supplier, because a slipped transformer is a slipped data hall.
What We're Looking For
- You've sourced major electrical equipment (switchgear, transformers, UPS, generation) for large construction programs.
- You've reserved factory capacity ahead of firm designs and managed the commercial risk that creates.
- You know the current lead-time reality of the electrical market by product class, not by rumor.
- You've expedited equipment through a factory by knowing whom to call and what to trade.
- Bonus: MV/HV equipment. Utility-scale generation. OFCI programs. Factory witness testing.
Skills
Switchgear, Transformers, Ups, Generators, Busway, Mv/Hv Equipment, Utility-Scale Generation, Ofci Programs, Factory Witness Testing
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