Per-MW pricing, regional variance, and cost drivers for owners scoping hyperscale & AI builds.
Salary benchmarks across the 14 mission-critical disciplines.
Hire Strategic Sourcing Managers who own category strategy and supplier negotiation for the equipment that gates mission-critical schedules — switchgear, transformers, generators, UPS, chillers, and engineered-to-order components. Negotiated savings, lead-time recoveries, and multi-year agreements verified with the executives who signed them.
A structured process for the sourcing hire — where category strategy on long-lead equipment decides whether your production and delivery commitments hold.
30-minute call. Align on category portfolio (electrical, mechanical, ETO components), annual spend under management, ERP and e-sourcing stack, and start date.
Within 2 weeks we introduce 3–5 Strategic Sourcing Managers with category-matched spend history. References from supply chain executives included.
Every placement carries a replacement guarantee.
Every candidate has verified sourcing history in long-lead electrical or mechanical equipment — switchgear, transformers, generators, UPS, chillers — not generic indirect spend.
Reference-verified savings percentages, lead-time recoveries, and multi-year agreements — confirmed with the executives who approved the deals.
Working command of SAP Ariba, Coupa, or Oracle sourcing suites, plus spend-cube analysis and should-cost modeling — verified in interview, not assumed from a resume.
Reference-verified multi-year category plans with executive sign-off and measurable spend coverage.
Verified savings, indexed pricing on copper and steel content, and long-term agreements with named suppliers.
Dual-sourcing moves, supplier capacity audits, and risk mitigation on constrained commodities.
Engineering, operations, and program interface — spec changes, ECOs, and make/buy decisions handled without schedule slip.
We’ll help scope the role on the call — category portfolio, spend under management, supplier base maturity.
Time to shortlist is typically 2 weeks. Total time to placement is typically 3–5 weeks — sourcing talent with critical-equipment category history is a competitive market, so a decisive interview loop matters.
Pricing depends on engagement model.
Base salaries typically run $120k–$160k across US manufacturing markets. Category leads over critical electrical equipment, or hires in high-cost metros, run $150k–$185k+ with bonus. CPSM or CSCP certification and Ariba/Coupa fluency push toward the top of range.
Strategic sourcing owns category strategy, supplier selection, and negotiation. A Procurement Manager owns purchase-order execution and day-to-day supplier management inside those agreements. Many teams need both.
Yes. Multi-hire builds — category managers, buyers, supplier quality — route through embedded recruiting or RPO.
We verify negotiated outcomes — savings, lead-time recoveries, agreement terms — with the executives who signed them, not just tenure in a sourcing seat.
30-minute scoping conversation. We’ll review the sourcing role, category portfolio, spend under management, and reporting line — then start sourcing.
