Strategic Sourcing Manager – Power Equipment and Electronics

Company Description Mission Critical Group (MCG ) is an end-to-end power solutions and services provider that accelerates time-to-power and delivers scalable, resilient infrastructure for mission critical environments. By integrating engineering, manufacturing, modular deployment, and lifecycle services under one platform, we streamline execution and bring complex projects online faster - without compromising performance. With a robust U.S. manufacturing network, MCG supports data centers, power generation, healthcare, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, and industrial facilities where uptime is non-negotiable. Mission Critical Group designs, manufactures and provides value-added services for customers requiring critical power solutions. Powering a new electric world for a brighter, more secure future. Job Description The Strategic Sourcing Manager – Power Equipment and Electronics develops and executes enterprise category strategies for critical electrical and electronic components supporting MCG product platforms, including low- and medium-voltage switchgear and switchboards, e-houses, skids, power-generation control packages, transformer-related products, and other engineered power solutions. The role translates enterprise demand into sourcing, capacity, channel, alternate-source, and supply-continuity strategies that improve supplier performance, reduce total cost, and mitigate long-lead, allocation, obsolescence, and supply risks. This is a high-impact individual contributor position with the authority, visibility, and executive presence expected of a senior sourcing leader. The position owns more than $100 million in direct material spend and serves as MCG's commercial leader and subject-matter expert for the assigned categories. Key Areas of Responsibility: LV and MV circuit breakers, including molded-case, power/air, and vacuum breakers, plus drawout cradles, trip units, controls, accessories, and equivalent configurations. Protection and control equipment, including protective relays, digital protection systems, instrument transformers, sensing components, and associated hardware. Key interlock and trapped-key safety systems, including breaker integration, sequencing components, and related accessories. Control, distribution, dry-type, instrument, and other transformer categories with enterprise sourcing potential. Digital controls, control-power components, metering, monitoring, communications hardware, and related accessories. Other categories as assigned Key Business Outcomes: Material Productivity Strategic Supplier Delivery, Quality & Performance Category Strategy, Capacity & Supply Continuity Accountabilities: Category Strategy & Market Intelligence Develop and execute enterprise category strategies aligned with MCG backlog, commercial pipeline, product platforms, engineering standards, project timing, and manufacturing requirements. Maintain consolidated demand and market views covering forecasts, historical demand, lead times, product lifecycles, technology changes, supplier capacity, channel availability, pricing, and geopolitical risk. Develop category roadmaps defining preferred suppliers, qualified alternatives, sourcing gaps, lifecycle risks, annual milestones, required approvals, and executive reporting. Strategic Sourcing & Commercial Leadership Lead enterprise sourcing events, supplier evaluations, negotiations, contracting strategies, and supplier-selection recommendations for assigned categories. Negotiate master supply and long-term agreements, special-pricing programs, capacity commitments, stocking and inventory programs, warranties, rebates, and commercial terms governing changes, cancellations, rescheduling, and inventory liability. Aggregate spend and demand across MCG operating companies and COEs and deliver validated purchase-price improvement, cost avoidance, productivity, and TCO reductions through implementation, compliance, renewal management, and financial validation. Cost …

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