Senior Manager, Sourcing

Crusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. As the only vertically integrated AI infrastructure company built from the ground up, we own and operate each layer of the stack — from electrons to tokens — to power the world's most ambitious AI workloads. When you join Crusoe, you join a team that is building the future, faster.

We're in the midst of the greatest industrial revolution of our time. The demand for AI compute is boundless, and power is a bottleneck. We're solving that — with an energy-first approach that makes AI infrastructure better for the world and faster for the people innovating with AI.

We're looking for problem-solving, opportunity-finding teammates with a sense of urgency, who believe in the scale of our ambition and thrive on a path not fully paved — people who want to grow their careers alongside a team of experts across energy, manufacturing, data center construction, and cloud services.

If you want to do the most meaningful work of your career, help our customers and partners advance their AI strategies, and be part of a high-performing team that believes in each other, come build with us at Crusoe.

About This Role

As the Senior Manager, Sourcing at Crusoe, you will build, own, and execute the corporate services procurement function at one of the fastest-scaling AI infrastructure companies in the world. In this high-impact, full-time role, you will lead the end-to-end procurement lifecycle—from driving category strategy and market analysis to spearheading complex contract negotiations and managing supplier performance. By forging strategic partnerships with corporate leaders across the organization, you will deliver measurable financial value, mitigate business risk, and secure high-performing supplier relationships essential to powering Crusoe's rapid growth.

In addition to driving strategic sourcing initiatives, you will play a pivotal leadership role by hiring, mentoring, and managing Sourcing Specialists to expand the corporate procurement team. Your work will directly empower cross-functional teams with the enterprise tools, services, and operational support necessary to advance Crusoe’s mission of sustainable and ethical AI infrastructure. If you are an innovative, collaborative sourcing leader eager to build scalable procurement operations from the ground up, this role offers an unprecedented opportunity to leave a lasting mark.

What You’ll Be Working On

• Strategic Category Ownership: Build, own, and execute comprehensive sourcing strategies for corporate services categories, including IT, Finance, Legal, HR, People, and Travel.

• Procurement Lifecycle Management: Manage the end-to-end procurement lifecycle from initial market analysis and strategy development through contract negotiation and long-term supplier performance management.

• Leadership & Team Growth: Lead, manage, and mentor Sourcing Specialists while actively building out and scaling the corporate procurement team.

• Cross-Functional Partnership: Serve as a trusted business partner to corporate leaders across the business, aligning procurement initiatives with organizational goals to drive value and support Crusoe’s growth.

• Spend Optimization & Continuous Improvement: Conduct rigorous spend analysis and develop category strategies that generate measurable cost savings and continuously elevate corporate procurement practices.

• Commercial Negotiations & SRM: Negotiate complex vendor contracts and manage strategic supplier relationships to optimize cost, maintain top-tier quality, and ensure seamless service delivery.

What You’ll Bring to the Team

• Education: Bachelor's degree.

• Procurement Expertise: 10+ years of dedicated experience in category management or procurement with a primary focus on indirect procurement and corporate services.

• Proven Financial Impact: Demonstrated track record of developing strategic category plans that deliver measurable cost savings and operational efficiency.

• Negotiation & SRM Mastery: Advanced contract negotiation capabilities and proven expertise in supplier relationship management (SRM).

• Analytical & Influence Skills: Exceptional spend analysis, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities paired with the capacity to influence and partner with stakeholders at all organizational levels.

• P2P Platform Proficiency: Hands-on experience working with modern Procure-to-Pay (P2P) platforms such as Coupa, Zip, or SAP Ariba.

Bonus Points

• High-Growth Experience: Prior experience driving procurement strategy within a fast-paced technology company or high-growth startup environment.

• Deep Category Knowledge: Specialized expertise in key business areas such as professional services, facilities, or enterprise technology categories.

• Advanced Education: Master of Business Administration (MBA) or an equivalent advanced degree.

• Industry Certifications: Relevant professional procurement or supply chain credentials, such as Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM).

Benefits

Crusoe also offers a competitive benefits package designed to support financial security, health, and overall well-being, including pension contributions, private health and dental insurance, income protection, life assurance and more.

Compensation

Compensation will be paid as salary or hourly. Compensation to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Crusoe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.